Dr. Thomas Richardson - Scott and John Gibson Lockhart
On Thursday 20th June 2019 we had a talk by Dr. Thomas Richardson. He was introduced by our Secretary, Louise Gardiner
Dairmid Gunn - Sir Walter Scott's Impressions of Russia
On Thursday 16th May 2019 we had a talk by Dairmid Gunn. He was introduced by our Chairman, Prof. Peter Garside.
Gillian Hughes - Scott’s Writing for the Edinburgh Stage
On Thursday 4th April 2019 we had a talk by Gillian Hughes. She was introduced by our Chairman, Prof. Peter Garside.
Deirdre Shepherd - The Life of Marguerite Charlotte Charpentier: Disorderly Outsider?’
On Thursday 7th March 2019 we had a talk by Deirdre Shepherd. She was introduced by our Chairman, Prof. Peter Garside.
Bridget Falconer-Salkeld - Reminiscences of Sir Walter Scott by Agnes Cunningham
Reminiscences of Sir Walter Scott by Agnes Cunningham Edited and with an Introduction by Bridget Falconer-Salkeld
Prof. Angela Esterhammer - Scott and the World in 1824
On Thursday 29th Novemberr 2018 we had a talk by Prof. Angela Esterhammer. She was introduced by our Chairman, Prof. Peter Garside.
David Bruce - What Sir Walter Scott did for Hollywood
On Thursday 4th October we had a talk by David Bruce. He was introduced by our Chairman, Prof. Peter Garside.
Scottish Literary Studies Medal 2018
Joe Christie is the 2018 winner of the Medal
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.
Prof. David Hewitt and Prof. Peter Garside - Colloquium on Rob Roy
On Saturday 19th August 2017 we had a talk by Prof. Peter Garside and Prof. David Hewitt. The following Introduction was prepared by our Hon. Secretary, Louise Gardiner.
Prof. Jeremy J. Smith - Sir Walter Scott in Dictionaries: Invention and Artistry
On Thursday 15th June 2017 we had a talk by Prof. Jeremy J. Smith. He was introduced by our Chairman, Prof. Peter Garside.
Iain Wilson - In The Tracks of Mortality
On Thursday 18th May 2017 we had a talk by Iain Wilson. He was introduced by our Chairman, Prof. Peter Garside.
The Sorries - The Story of Scott's Songs: from ‘The Queen’s Marie’ to ‘Bonnie Dundee’
On Thursday 20th April 2017 we had a performance and talk by Martin Philip and Douglas Kay of The Sorries. They were introduced by our Chairman, Prof. Peter Garside.
Dr. Ewan Morris - Sir Walter Scott and place names in Australia and New Zealand
On Thursday 2nd February 2017 we had a talk by Dr. Ewan Morris. He was introduced by our Chairman, Prof. Peter Garside.
Tam Dalyell reading from the Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels
Redgauntlet (from Letter 11) read by Tam Dalyell.
Dr. Tom Mole - Scott in Stone: The Scott Monument in the Victorian Pantheon
On Thursday 10th November 2016 we had a talk by Dr. Tom Mole. He was introduced by our Chairman, Prof. Peter Garside.
Scottish Literary Studies Medal 2016
Ruth Salter is the 2016 winner of the Medal
Professor Nigel Leask - Scott's Antiquary and the Ossian Controversy
On Thursday 6th October 2016 we had a talk by Prof. Nigel Leask. He was introduced by our Chairman, Prof. Peter Garside.
Ceremony At The Grave of Sir Walter Scott by Alasdair Hutton
At Dryburgh Abbey today (21st September 2016) our former Chairman, Alasdair Hutton held a ceremony at the grave of Sir Walter.
Professor Alan Riach - Scott, World Literature and the Prospect of Scotland
On Thursday 8th September 2016 we had a talk by Professor Alan Riach. He was introduced by our Chairman, Prof. Peter Garside.
Prof. Murray Pittock: Citizen of the World or Native Heath - Rob Roy as a test case for Scott's view of the Enlightenment
On Thursday 16th June 2016 we had a talk by Prof. Murray Pittock. He was introduced by our Chairman, Prof. Peter Garside.
Wattie Takes The Waters
A visit to the City of Bath in May 2015 was the inspiration for Bridget Falconer-Salkeld’s photo-essay in which she discusses the extended visit to the City by the small boy who was to become the literary Wizard of the North.
Dr. Susan Oliver - Trees, Rivers, and Stories: Walter Scott and the Land
Our speaker on Thursday 5th May 2016 was Dr. Susan Oliver
Lara Haggerty - Sir Walter Scott and Scotland’s First Lending Library
Our speaker on Thursday 7th April was Lara Haggerty
Edinburgh Locations and the Production of the Waverley Novels
Professor Peter Garside describes key places within a narrow space of Edinburgh in which Scott's Waverley novels were originally produced, with links to sites since lost and photos of current locations.
Dairmid Gunn - Sir Walter Scott: Perceptions of the Highlands and Highlanders
Our speaker on Thursday 19th November 2015 was Dairmid Gunn O.B.E.
Caroline McCracken-Flesher - Something to Write Home About: Surprising Stories in Abbotsford Guest Books
"Surprising Stories in Abbotsford Guest Books" a Joint Lecture with Edinburgh University English Department by Caroline McCracken-Flesher 5:15pm Thursday 8th October at The Advocates' Library
Scottish Literary Studies Medal
Ian Anderson is the 2015 Winner