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Walter Scott Prizes · @WalterScottPrizes
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Happy birthday to Sir Walter Scott, born on this day 15 August 1771. Our for Historical Fiction was founded to honour his achievements as founding father of the historical novel.

#scotland #ScottishBorders #abbotsford #melrose #borders #bordersbookfestival #fiction #bibliophile #writersofinstagram #bookish #historicalfiction #writingprize #History #sirwalterscott #walterscottprize

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This Is My Glasgow · @thisismyglasgow
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The building was constructed for Wright and Greig Ltd, a whine and spirit merchant whose most popular product was Roderick Dhu Old Highland Whisky, which explains the use of this subject matter for these statues.

#theladyofthelake #sirwalterscott #glasgowarchitecture #glasgowbuildings #architecture #glasgow

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JBRoss · @jbross
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"He that climbs the tall tree has won right to the fruit." — Sir Walter Scott — — —

#sirwalterscott #quote #quotes #quip #work #reward #effort #results #reap #sow

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Andrew Shields · @AndrewShields
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The “dgiaour” in James Joyce’s “Finnegans Wake” (1939) and Lord Byron’s “Giaour” in Jane Austen’s “Persuasion” (1817). andrewjshields.blogspot.com/20

#sirwalterscott #persuasion #janeausten #turkish #lordbyron #giaour #finneganswake #JamesJoyce #111words

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Undiscovered Scotland · @UndisScot
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Abbotsford near both Melrose and Galashiels in the Scottish Borders. A portal into the world of literary superstar Sir Walter Scott and one of Scotland's longest-established tourist attractions. More pics and info: undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/mel

#undiscoveredscotland #melrose #Galashiels #ScottishBorders #sirwalterscott #abbotsford #scotland

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Jon Bowie · @JonBowie
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#sirwalterscott #rockinghorse #display #writersmuseum #edinburgh #scotland

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BBC Radio 3 🎶 #NowPlaying Bot · @BBC3MusicBot
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🔊 on BBCRadio3's

Ludwig van Beethoven, Alessandro Moccia, Alix Verzier, Jérôme Hantaï, Sir Walter Scott & Peter Harvey:
🎵 On the Massacre of Glencoe

#nowplaying #breakfast #LudwigvanBeethoven #alessandromoccia #alixverzier #jeromehantai #sirwalterscott #peterharvey

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Walter Scott Prizes · @WalterScottPrizes
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"To me, he's the greatest of all Scotsmen." Enjoy this discussion from 2021 with the Duke of Buccleuch, founder and patron, on the Prize's origins, Sir Walter's life, resilience, and historical novels.

youtu.be/TWgn-V5S_w8?t=192
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#bookstodon #waverley #sirwalterscott #dukeofbuccleuch #HistFic #historicalfiction #walterscottprize

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Walter Scott Prizes · @WalterScottPrizes
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See a piece of history this spring when Sir Walter Scott’s original manuscript for Rob Roy goes on display in Scotland for the first time at National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh. The NLS is streaming a special event on YouTube in March to celebrate the exhibition: youtube.com/watch?v=kVrACp87Fb

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#manuscript #literature #scotland #edinburgh #History #sirwalterscott #robroy

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LordWoolamaloo · @LordWoolamaloo
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The manuscript for Sir Walter Scott's Rob Roy to go on show at the National Library of Scotland, bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-641

NLS has good record on displaying some of our remarkable literary history to the people of Recall standing in line to see their one-day showing of letters by Mary Queen of Scots. There's something about seeing the handwritten work that connects you to the person.

#ecosse #robroy #nationallibraryofscotland #sirwalterscott #livres #books #scotland #edinburgh

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Angela Miller · @Alternatecelt
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What links Sir Walter Scott, a Gauger from and ?

St John's Chair in St John's Town of Dalry, of course.
Here's a wild wee about it.


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#video #sirwalterscott #scotland #history #galloway #tale #johnthebaptist #castledouglas

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Angela Miller · @Alternatecelt
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Coming tomorrow night*, a tale that will leave you scratching your head......

*I'm on holiday, got my days wrong. Sorry!

#johnthebaptist #sirwalterscott #galloway #history #scotland

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LordWoolamaloo · @LordWoolamaloo
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Scott Monument catching the winter light on a rather chilly but lovely in

I love that our largest monument isn't to a king or conquering general, but to writers. Very civilised.

#livres #books #author #writer #ecosse #scotland #edimbourg #bus #princesstreetgardens #princesstreet #monument #scottishliterature #literature #history #sirwalterscott #scottmonument #photography #edinburgh #saintandrewsday

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DPiercy · @dpiercyphd
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Working on source indexing in my tree, here are some of my recent finds, one is not in English and I don't understand it, but I can run through translate later. My 13th great grandfather, via some of my Scotland roots

#scotland #geneadons #familyhistory #ancestry #sirwalterscott #ancestor #sourceindexing

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