Chelsea Queen·Mar 22, 2025The Killing of Walter Scott: A Tragic Incident that Sparked a National Debate on Race and PolicingOn April 4, 2015, Walter Scott, a 50-year-old black man, was fatally shot by Michael Slager, a police officer in North Charleston, South…
Dr. Tyran T. Laws·Sep 3, 2024Hiding in Plain Sight?:This article was initially written a few years ago on my blog but has been reposted here for a larger readership. But, I surmise that we…
InAdam’s NotebookbyAdam Roberts·Aug 25, 2024Mista, Skogula, and ZernebockIn chapter 30 of Scott’s Ivanhoe (1819) the castle of the wicked Norman overlord Reginald Front-de-Bœuf is under siege by a party of…A response icon1A response icon1
InAdam’s NotebookbyAdam Roberts·Jul 14, 2024Walter Scott, ‘The Bride of Lammermoor’ (1819)[After a bit of a haitus, I’m back to Scott blogging. Previously within this very Notebook: Kenilworth (1821); The Pirate (1821/22); The…
Hana Liebman·May 14, 2024Moral Implications of Madness: Female Sexuality and Violence in Sir Walter Scott’s “The Bride of…The following paragraphs are an extract from my master’s thesis. For those curious and courageous souls who may wish to read the entire…
Sarah O’Leary·Aug 3, 2023Reimagining Scottish History and Identity: Contextualising Scott’s Role as the “Harp of the North”…Sir Walter Scott’s 1810 poem, The Lady of the Lake, uses romantic poetic techniques to call upon representations of Scotland’s past. These…
InAdam’s NotebookbyAdam Roberts·Dec 10, 2022Walter Scott, ‘The Siege of Malta’ (1831/2008)I read my first Scotts as a student, and settled more seriously into the Waverley novels in my 20s when I read a bunch of them, though I…A response icon1A response icon1
InAdam’s NotebookbyAdam Roberts·Sep 1, 2022Crossing Caradhras: a Second Note on Tolkien and ScottYesterday on this very blog I was arguing Tolkien that remembered Quentin Durward’s ‘Black Riders’ from his childhood reading of Walter…A response icon1A response icon1
InAdam’s NotebookbyAdam Roberts·Nov 28, 2021Walter Scott, “The Betrothed” (1825)[Continuing my read-through of the Waverley novels. Previously on this blog: Kenilworth (1821), The Pirate (1821/22), The Fortunes of Nigel…
USdayNEWS·Sep 25, 2021Untold Story Behind Kiewit CEO Walter Scott’s Cause of Death — US day NewsIt is with the most profound sorrow to announce the former Kiewit CEO’s death on September 25, 2021. Walter Scott’s cause of death is…
