In 1819 Walter Scott published the third series of his

collection. This third series comprised

(in three volumes) and

(as a single volume). The unifying theme of these 'tales' was their apparent collation by one Jedediah Cleishbotham, a proud pedant, who had received them from the late Peter Pattieson, a lively schoolmaster with a natural sympathy for outcasts of all varieties. Over the years at the (fictional) Wallace Inn in Gandercleugh, guests had recounted these tales to the attentive Pattieson who had no ambitions to authorship, but left his notes to Jedediah Cleishbotham who did have such ambitions. An introductory chapter to each of the

explains the derivation of the relevant tale, thereby…

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Citation: Uglow, Nathan. "A Legend of Montrose". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 16 July 2002 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=7169, accessed 26 November 2024.]