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Recent Events

For a full list of all of our Past Talks and Papers (many include text and video) click the button below

Lillian Elliott - The "Waverley" Phenomenon and Material Imagination

On Thursday 12th November 2020 we had a talk via Zoom by Lillian Elliott. She was introduced by our chairman Prof. Iain Torrance.

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Nov 13, 2020

Dr Daniel Cook - Scott's Wandering Tales

On 15th October 2020 we hosted a Joint Lecture with Edinburgh University English Department given by Dr Daniel Cook

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Oct 15, 2020

Laying a Wreath at Dryburgh Abbey 2020

On Monday 21st September members of the Club gathered at Sir Walter Scott’s grave in the ruins of Dryburgh Abbey in the Scottish Borders to mark the 188th anniversary of the Shirra’s death.

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Sep 23, 2020

Scottish Literary Studies Medal 2020

Patrick Jamieson is the 2020 winner of the medal

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Sep 23, 2020

Dr Lucy Wood - Scenes from the Waverley Novels

On 10th September 2020 we hosted an online talk by Dr Lucy Wood. She gave us a video tour of sites in the Old and New Towns of Edinburgh connected with Scott.

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Sep 9, 2020
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