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EDINBURGH: PRINTED BY BALLANTYNE AND CO., PAUL'S WORK.
OF THE LIFE
OF
SIR WALTER SCOTT, BART.
VOLUME THE FOURTH.
MDCCCXXXVII.
ROBERT CADELL, EDINBURGH.
JOHN MURRAY AND WHITTAKER AND CO., LONDON.
A
HARVARD UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
APR 281004
CONTENTS OF VOLUME FOURTH.
PAGE
CHAPTER I.
Publication of Paul's Letters to his Kinsfolk-Guy Manner-
ing "Terry-fied”—Death of Major John Scott-Letters
to Thomas Scott-Publication of the Antiquary-History
of 1814 for the Edinburgh Annual Register-Letters on
the History of Scotland projected-Publication of the first
Tales of my Landlord by Murray and Blackwood-Anec-
dotes by Mr Train-Quarterly Review on the Tales—Build-
ing at Abbotsford begun-Letters to Morritt, Terry, Mur-
ray, and the Ballantynes— 1816, 1
CHAPTER II.
Harold the Dauntless published-Scott aspires to be a Baron
of the Exchequer Letter to the Duke of Buccleuch con-
cerning Poachers, &c.-First attack of Cramp in the Sto-
mach-Letters to Morritt-Terry-and Mrs Maclean Cle-
phane-Story of the Doom of Devorgoil-John Kemble's
retirement from the Stage-William Laidlaw established at
Kaeside Novel of Rob Roy projected-Letter to Southey
on the relief of the Poor, &c.-Letter to Lord Montagu on
Hogg's Queen's Wake, and on the death of Frances Lady
Douglas-
1817, 40
CHAPTER III.
Excursion to the Lennox-Glasgow—and Drumlanrig-Pur-
chase of Toftfield-Establishment of the Ferguson Family
at Huntly Burn-Lines written in illness-Visits of Wash-
ington Irving-Lady Byron-and Sir David Wilkie-Pro-
gress of the Building at Abbotsford-Letters to Morritt-
Terry, &c.-Conclusion of Rob Roy—
CHAPTER IV.
1817, 80
Rob Roy published-Negotiation concerning the Second Series
of Tales of My Landlord-Commission to search for the
Scottish Regalia-Letters to the Duke of Buccleuch Mr
Croker-Mr Morritt-Mr Murray-Mr Maturin, &c.—
Correspondence on Rural Affairs with Mr Laidlaw-And
on the Buildings at Abbotsford with Mr Terry-Death of
Mrs Murray Keith and Mr George Bullock- 1818, 108
CHAPTER V.
May 1818,-Dinner at Mr Home Drummond's-Scott's Edin-
burgh Den-Details of his Domestic Life in Castle Street
-His Sunday Dinners-His Evening Drives, &c.-His
conduct in the General Society of Edinburgh-Dinners
at John Ballantyne's Villa-and at James Ballantyne's in
St John Street on the appearance of a New Novel-Anec-
dotes of the Ballantynes, and of Constable,
CHAPTER VI.
Publication of the Heart of Mid-Lothian-Its Reception in
Edinburgh and in England-Abbotsford in October-Mel-
rose Abbey-Dryburgh, &c.-Lion Hunters from America
-Tragedy of the Cherokee Lovers-Scott's Dinner to the
Selkirkshire Yeomen-
144
1818, 176
CHAPTER VII.
Declining Health of Charles Duke of Buccleuch-Letter on
the Death of Queen Charlotte-Provincial Antiquities, &c.—
Extensive Sale of Copyrights to Constable and Co.—Death
of Mr Charles Carpenter-Scott receives and accepts the
offer of a Baronetcy—He declines to renew his application
for a Seat on the Exchequer Bench-Letters to Morritt-