BBC1 年
Sir Walter Scott's Rob Roy manuscript to go on show
with its ownership often dependent on how wealthy the Scott family were at any given time. Ralph McLean, manuscripts curator at the National Library, said: "When Sir Walter Scott and his business ...
The Forward6 天
Was a ravishing, fictional heroine inspired by a real-life Jewish philanthropist?
Historians have long debated whether Sir Walter Scott's Rebecca of Ivanhoe was inspired by Rebecca Gratz, who founded Gratz ...
BBC5 年
Walter Scott: Legacy of the 'man behind the monument' examined
A bid is being made to boost the "international appeal" of Sir Walter Scott ahead of the 250th anniversary of his birth. A new free online course is launched on 7 October examining the life ...
Westminster Abbey6 年
Sir Walter Scott
A white marble bust of eminent novelist Sir Walter Scott was unveiled in Poets' Corner Westminster Abbey in 1897 by the Duke of Buccleuch. It was the gift of a group of Scott's admirers and is a copy ...