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Julian Thompson on Sir Walter Scott

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Great Writers Inspire
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Dr Julian Thompson introduces 'the least read great writer in our literature'. He describes the popularly of Walter Scott in his own time and suggests some highlights of the 'living Scots' of his fiction.

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Series
Great Writers Inspire
People
Julian Thompson
Keywords
#greatwriters
Ivanhoe
Walter Scott
literary career
Waverley
The Heart of Midlothian
Scots
Department: Faculty of English Language and Literature
Date Added: 01/08/2012
Duration: 00:18:14

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