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Shenstone, William, writer, 1714–1763

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Commonplace book of Alexander Fraser Tytler., ?1778-1802.

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Identifier: Acc.11737/5
Scope and Contents

Includes observations and anecdotes on contemporary Enlightenment figures including Dugald Stewart, James Boswell, Tobias Smollett and Lord Kames, and an inventory of Fraser Tytler’s publications up to 1793. Also included are copies of letters sent by David Dalrymple (Lord Hailes), and a number of verses by William Shenstone, Allan Ramsay, James Beattie and William Shakespeare translated into Latin by Fraser Tytler.

Dates: ?1778-1802.