Unpublished Writings of Sir Walter Scott

**Bugbear** · 16th September 10, 02:59 AM

Came across this article in the news.

"Unpublished Writings by Scottish Poet Sir Walter Scott Get an Airing," by John William Narins (September 15, 2010).

**Lallans** · 16th September 10, 06:14 AM

Most interesting and remarkable. I'm a fan of SWS but probably have read only 25% of his output so far. With a big stack of Waverley Novels before me blocking my view, I would probably have missed out on this, so thanks very much Bugbear. Scott was about the last writer I would have expected unpublished works to turn up for. Ummm... for whom I would have expected unpublished works to turn up? For whom I would have expected unpublished works up to turn? (Now I see Churchill's problem.)

**chewse** · 16th September 10, 06:18 AM

Nice article! Thanks for posting it Bugbear.

**McConnell Mor** · 16th September 10, 06:20 AM

"Pibroch of Donuil Dhu,
Pibroch of Donuil,
Wake thy wild voice anew,
Summon Clan Conuil.
Come away, come away,
Hark to the summons!
Come in your war array,
Gentles and commons..."

My Favorite... Great Article!

**Bugbear** · 16th September 10, 02:56 PM

Scott was about the last writer I would have expected unpublished works to turn up for.

Canuck of NI, I think the best way to right the sentence, using your words, would be:
"The last writer I would have expected unpublished works to turn up for is Scott ."
It's hard to think those things through when trying to post before the forum software logs you ouht, though.

Just thought I would post a link to the article.

**Lallans** · 17th September 10, 08:22 AM

Originally Posted by Bugbear

Canuck of NI, I think the best way to right the sentence, using your words, would be:
"The last writer I would have expected unpublished works to turn up for is Scott ."
It's hard to think those things through when trying to post before the forum software logs you ouht, though.

Just thought I would post a link to the article.

Yeah that would solve the dangling participal problem. But I have enough trouble using the right side of my brain to keep both eyes on my typing finger.

**Lallans** · 21st September 10, 06:13 AM

I've just started reading The Last Of The Celts by M. Tanner, which has recently been remaindered here in the northern home of the blizzard. In the section on the Scottish Highlands, the author describes how Scott was humiliated by his lack of knowledge about highland culture; however I'm not sure how to take that since to Tanner the sum total of celtic culture seems to be in the gaelic language. (In this regard, I was particularly stuck by the description of an event where Scott was addressed in gaelic by the boat captain and had no idea what the man was saying.) But anyway, is culture language or is language just part of culture? Are the UK and the US the same culture by virtue of shared language, regional idiom aside? It strikes me this is not the case. The British for instance like Marmite.