Listen to Sir Walter Scott

Readings from The Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels:

We celebrated the completion of the publication of The Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels by asking Scott aficionados to read a short extract of a Sir Walter Scott publication that would not only convince others of his greatness but would also impel them to read him too. 

Readings by Past Presidents:

Professor David Hewitt: The Antiquary (Chapter 11) - Oldbuck buying fish [4 mins]

James Robertson: Rob Roy (Chapter 27) - Bailie Nicol Jarvie and Andrew Fairservice bickering [6 mins]

Professor Ian Campbell: Redgauntlet (Chapter 23 to end) [6 mins]

Tam Dalyell: Redgauntlet (Letter 11) [4 mins]

Fraser Elgin: The Heart of Mid-Lothian (Chapter 38) - When Jeanie meets Queen Caroline [13 mins]

Paul H. Scott: Rob Roy (Chapter 27) - Discussions about the Union [6 mins]

Brian Taylor: The Heart of Mid-Lothian (Chapter 8) - Jeanie visits her sister in prison [8 mins]

Professor Claire Lamont: The Bride of Lammermoor (Chapter 3) - Introducing the heroine [9 mins]

Professor Murray Pittock: Rob Roy (Chapter 26) - Bailie Nicol Jarvie and Rob Roy [12 mins]

Sir Eric Anderson: The Journal (Extracts) [9 mins]

Readings by Academics:

Professor Peter Garside: Waverley (Chapter 22) [6 mins]

Caroline McCracken-Flesher: The Chronicles of the Canongate (Chapter 16) [8 mins]

Dr. J. H. Alexander: Count Robert of Paris (Chapter 5) The Western Crusades [6 mins]

Dr. Penny Fielding: The Bride of Lammermoor (Chapter 35) The Ending [3 mins]

Professor David W. Purdie: The Journal (Extract) The Crash [6 mins]

Readings by famous and distinguished Scott aficionados:

John Nichol: Redgauntlet (Letter 11) Wandering Willie's Tale [44 mins]

Stephen Woolman: The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte (Extracts) Conclusion [10 mins]

Geoffrey C. Bond: Waverley (Chapter 3) Education [11 mins]

Alasdair Hutton: The Lay of the Last Minstrel (Canto Sixth) [18 min]

Readings by Club Members:

Kathleen Hardie: The Journal (Extract) Death of Charlotte [5 mins]

Readings by School Children in Edinburgh and the Lothians:

Pupils at George Heriot's School: The Fortunes of Nigel (Chapter 5) [8 mins]

In 2009 Paul H. Scott introduced this project