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Melrose Abbey : a King, a Wizard and Sir Walter Scott’s Faithful Servant Buried There?

Scotiana Posted on August 2, 2010 by MAJASeptember 8, 2010

While travelling all over Scotland we’ve discovered a great number of ruins and visited some of them, from the grandiose remains of castles, abbeys and churches, often set in dramatic landscapes, to the more modest and heartbreaking crofts and villages burnt during the infamous period of the Highlands evictions in the 18th and 19th centuries… We’ve also visited a number … Continue reading →

Posted in Abbeys & Churches | Tagged Alexander II of Scotland, Bart. Scotland The Story of a Nation by Magnus Magnusson, John Gibson Lockhart, Johnny Bower, Melrose Abbey, Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Michael Scott, Michael Scott the wizard, Scottish Borders, Sir Walter Scott, Sophia Scott, The Lay of the Last Minstrel, Tom Purdie | 11 Replies

A Writing Day for Walter Scott in Company of His Favourite Dogs

Scotiana Posted on December 19, 2009 by MAJAFebruary 13, 2010

We’ll begin the new year, on Scotiana,  with our reading of Walter Scott’s Rob Roy, one of the most famous Waverley novels. The French and English audio files will be available for download as well. That’ll take some doing but Janice and I are very enthusiastic about sharing with you our reading of this great Scottish author! But first, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors | Tagged A Day with Scott by May Byron, Abbotsford, Abbotsford dog statues, Abbotsford Maida statue, Bart by Lockhart, Camp, Edinburgh Scott Monument, Ginger, Ginger picture at Abbotsford, Maida, Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Sir Francis Grant's painting of Sir Walter Scott, Sir John Steel Scott monument statue, Sir Walter Scott, Sir Walter Scott A Bibliographical History 1796-1832, Sir Walter Scott's desk, Sir Walter Scott's dogs, Sir Walter Scott's house, The Journal of Sir Walter Scott 1998 Canongate edition, The New York Times 1898 clipping about Walter Scott, Tom Purdie | 15 Replies

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