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Memoirs Of The Life Of Sir Walter Scott, Bart; Vol. III
Memoirs Of The Life Of Sir Walter Scott Bart Vol III Author:J. G. Lockhart MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF SIR WALTER SCOTT, BART. - VOLUME THE THIRD. - CONTENTS OF VOLUME THIRD. PACE CHAPTER 1. The Flitting to Abbotsford-Plantations-George Thomson-Rokeby and Triermain in progress-Excursion to Flodden-Bishop-Auckland-And Rokeby Park-Corrcspondence with Crabbe-Life of Patrick Carey, C.-Publication of Rokeby-And of the BridaIof T... more »riermain- 1812-1813, 1 CHAPTER 11. Affairs of John Ballantyne and Co.-Causes of their Dernngernent-Letters of Scott to his Partners-Negotiation for Relief with Messrs ConstableNem Purchase of Land at Abbotsford-Embarrassments continued - John Ballan - tynes Expresses-Drumlanrig-Penrith, C.-Scotts Meeting with the Marquis of Abercorn at Longtown-His Application to the Duke of Buccleuch-Offer of the Poet- Laureateship-Considered-And Declined-Address of the City of Edinburgh to the Prince-RcgendIts Reception-Civic Honours conferred on Seott-Question l f Taxation on Literary Income-Letters to Mr TorritdMr Southey - Mr Richardson-Mr C r a b b e Miss Baillie and Lord Byron, 1813, 53 PAGE CHAPTER 111. Insanity of Henry Weber-Letters on the Abdication of Napoleon, C.-Publication of Scotts Life and Edition of Swift-Essays for the Supplement to the Encyclop dia Britanniea-Completion and Publication of Waverley-1814, 109 CHAPTER IV. Voyage to the Shetland Isles, C.-Seotts Diary kept on Board the Lighthouse Yacht-July and August-1 8 14, 134 - CHAPTER V. Diary on Board the Lighthouse Yacht continued-The Orkneys-Kirkwall-Hoy-The Standing Stones of Stennis, c .-August, 181 4, 184 CHAPTER VI. Diary continued-Stromness-Bessy Millies Charm-Cape Wrath-Cave of Smome-The Hebrides-Scalpa, c - 1814, 203 CHAPTER VII. Diary continued-Isle of Harris-Monuments of the Chiefs of hlacleod-Isle of Skye-Dunvegan Castle-Loch ODrris1 i. n-Macdlisters Cave-1814, 222 CHAPTER VIII. Diary continued-Cave of Egg-Iona-StaEa-Dunstaffnage - Dunluce Castle-Giant S Causeway-Isle of Arran, c. - Diary concluded-August-September, 18 14, 239 CHAPTER IX. Letters in Verse f r mZ etland and Orkney-Death of the Duchess of Buccleuch-Correspondence with the Duke-Altrive LakeNegotiation co cerning the Lord of the Isles completed-Success of Waverley-Contemporaneous Criticisms on the Novel-Lctters to Scott from RLr Riorritt - Mr Lewis-and Miss hlaclean Clephane-Letter from James Ballantyne to Miss Edgeworth-1814, 218 .. CONTENTS. a iii PAGE CHAPTER X. Progress of the Lord of the Isles-Correspondence with Mr Joseph Train-Rapid completion of the Lord of the Isles-CC Six Weeks at Christmas - c Refreshing the Bra chine -P bEcation of the Poem-And of Guy Mannering - Letters to Morritt - Terry-And John Ballantyne-Anecdotes by James Ballantyne-Visit to London-Meeting with Lord Byron-Dinners at Carlton House-1814-1815, 306 CHAPTER XI. Battle of Waterloo-Letter of Sir Charles Bell-Visit to the Continent-Waterloo-Letters froin Brussels and Paris-Anecdotes of Scott at Paris-The Duke of Wellington-The Emperor Alexander-Blucher-Platoff-Party at Er-. menonville, C.-London-Parting with Lord Byron-Scotts Birmingham Knife-Return to Abbotsford-Anccdotes by Mr Skene and James Ballantyne-Notes on The Field of Vaterloo,-1815, 346 CHAPTER XII. Poem of the Field of Waterloo published-Revision of Pauls Letters, c. - Quarrel and Reconciliation with Hogg-Football Match at Carterhaugh-Songs on the Banner of Buccleuch-Dinner at Bornhill-D. esign for a Piece of Plate to the Sutors of Selkirk-Letters to the Duke of Buccleuch-Joanna Baillie-And Mr Morritt-1815, 386 APPENDIX. The Durham Garland MEMOIRS OF THE CHAPTER I...« less