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The first complete edition of Peter's Letters since 1819 Offers an
eyewitness account of Scotland at a key point in its cultural
history Includes fully edited text and apparatus Genesis and
publishing history of the work Provides detailed and precise
annotations In Peter's Letters to his Kinsfolk (1819) the young
John Gibson Lockhart (under the guise of an elderly Welsh
physician) portrayed and analysed the society of Regency Glasgow
and Edinburgh in terms of German nationalist and Romantic
criticism. Focusing on the networks of the law, the church, the
universities, fine art, antiquarianism, literature, theatre, and
periodical culture he provided a series of brilliant, sometimes
serious and sometimes satirical, portraits of the most notable
characters of the day and the institutions they represented, and
his text is accompanied by a series of portrait engravings and of
vignettes of significant moments in his tour. This edition presents
the first complete text of this widely-allusive work published
since 1819, together with the substantial notes that a modern
reader requires to understand it fully. The editorial apparatus
also comprises a detailed index and an essay on the contemporary
illustrations.
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