Proof-sheets of ‘Count Robert of Paris’, including the introduction to ‘Tales of my landlord, 4th series', by Sir Walter Scott., 1831, [1832, or before].
File
Identifier: MS.3777
Scope and Contents
Also included (folios 74-75) is the beginning of ‘Castle dangerous’. The alterations are chiefly by John Gibson Lockhart. In a letter to Robert Cadell, 1831, John Ballantyne writes, 'These works are the very worst that ever came from the author; but the best has undoubtedly been made of them' [i.e., by the alterations] (folio i).
Dates
- Creation: 1831, [1832, or before].
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
468 Leaves
Language of Materials
From the Series: Undetermined
Arrangement
iv + 464 folios.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk