BIB_ID
307936
Accession number
MA 426.8
Creator
Scott, Walter, 1771-1832.
Display Date
[1801 Aug. 25-Sept. 8].
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 24.8 cm
Notes
Labeled "No. 6" and with notes concerning the dating of the letter on p. 1, possibly in J. G. Lockhart's hand.
Part of a collection of letters from Sir Walter Scott to various recipients. Items in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Recipient inferred from contents of letter.
Part of a collection of letters from Sir Walter Scott to various recipients. Items in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Recipient inferred from contents of letter.
Summary
Apologizing for his delay in responding. Concerning edits to the manuscript of "Sir Tristrem," the first part of which he has sent to the printers; discussing the difficulty in accurately transcribing the insular G and lamenting other idiosyncrasies in the Scotch dialect, blaming the Picts, and discussing the introduction of French words into the Scotland. Reporting that his Border Ballads are nearly completed; discussing medieval romances, especially Graysteil, and wishing he had access to an old manuscript of that romance; mentioning the ambiguous provenance of a manuscript in Edinburgh, and outlining the reasons why he is "strongly inclined to pronounce [it] to be as early as Edward 3d." Encouraging him to include "Roswal and Lillian" among his romances.
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