The Edinburgh writers gathered around Blackwood’s Magazine in the early nineteenth century are sketched in turn: John Wilson, the formidable Christopher North; the novelist John Galt; D. M. Moir, known as Delta; Susan Ferrier, author of Marriage; Michael Scott of Tom Cringle’s Log; and Thomas Hamilton, with extracts from their work.
A short, appreciative guide to a lively circle of Scottish letters, from the Famous Scots series. Download the free EPUB.