sir walter scott

The intersection between literature and the other creative arts is the focus of two new exhibitions in London and Hampshire.
 

London – Earlier this year, Sotheby’s announced that the manuscripts, first editions, letters and bindings that make up the legendary Honresfield Library -- assembled with passion by self-made Vict

London — Friends of the National Libraries (FNL) has announced that it is leading a bid to save one of the most important private collections of manuscripts an

London – Thought lost for almost a century, the Honresfield Library was assembled with passion by self-made Victorian industrialists Alfred and William Law at the turn of the 20th century and has s

Back in March, Alex Johnson reported on the Sir Walter Scott celebrations getting underway in honor o

The 250th anniversary of the Scottish novelist, playwright, and poet Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), author of Ivanhoe, Waverley, and Rob Roy, will be an occasion for a series of ev

Here are the auctions I'll be watching this week:

It might be hard to square Rambo with rare books, but then again, people can surprise you.