Dr. Stuart Allan - David Stewart of Garth, Scott’s “Highlander of the Old Stamp”
On Thursday 6th September 2018 we had a talk by Dr. Stuart Allan. He was introduced by our Chairman, Prof. Peter Garside.
Prof. David Purdie - A Colloquium on The Heart of Midlothian
On Saturday 18th August 2018 we had a talk by Prof. David Purdie. He was introduced by our Chairman, Prof. Peter Garside.
Prof. Peter Garside - Scott's Shorter Verse: Versatility in an Edinburgh and European Poet
On Thursday 14th June 2018 our Chairman, Prof. Peter Garside, gave us a talk on Scott's Shorter Verse
Eileen Dunlop - Scott in the Primary School: Past and Future
On Thursday 17th May 2018 we had a talk by Eileen Dunlop. She was introduced by our Chairman, Prof. Peter Garside.
James Hepburne Scott - A Tale of Two Homes Abbotsford and Mertoun, and Two Families
On Thursday 5th April 2018 we had a talk by James Hepburne Scott. He was introduced by our Chairman, Prof. Peter Garside.
The Scott Family Graves
Peter Garside gives an account of key burial sites relating to Scott and his family, with a view to religious and other circumstances underlying each, and including details of the hitherto neglected monument to Scott's daughters in Kensal Green Cemetery.
Dr. Ralph McLean - John Porteous in The Heart of Midlothian: the intersection of history and fiction
On Thursday 9th November 2017 we had a talk by Dr. Ralph McLean. He was introduced by our Chairman, Prof. Peter Garside.
Prof. Anthony Mandal - Cupid’s decorous lanthorn at 200
On Thursday 12th October 2017 we had a talk by Prof. Anthony Mandal. He was introduced by our Chairman, Prof. Peter Garside.
Scottish Literary Studies Medal 2017
Grace MacDougall is the 2017 winner of the Medal
Josi S. Kilpack - Writing the Love Story of Sir Walter Scott
On Thursday 14th September 2017 we had a talk by Josi S. Kilpack. She was introduced by our Chairman, Prof. Peter Garside.