Commonplace book of Alexander Fraser Tytler., ?1778-1802.
Item
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
- Creation: ?1778-1802.
Language of Materials
English; Latin; Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (iii+174 folios. Quarto.)
Subject
- Shakespeare, William, playwright, 1564-1616 (Person)
- Stewart, Dugald, philosopher, 1753–1828 (Person)
- Smollett, Tobias George, writer, 1721–1771 (Person)
- Shenstone, William, writer, 1714–1763 (Person)
- Boswell, James, of Auchinleck, author, 1740–1795 (Person)
- Dalrymple, Sir David, 3rd Baronet, Senator of the College of Justice, 1726-1792 (Person)
- Tytler, Alexander Fraser, Lord Woodhouselee (Historian and Lawyer) (Person)
- Beattie, James, poet, 1735-1803 (Person)
- Ramsay, Allan, poet, 1684-1758 (Person)
- Home, Henry, Lord Kames, Senator of the College of Justice, 1696-1782 (Person)
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
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National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk