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June 28 @ 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm UK TIME<br /><br />This event will be focusing on the lesser-known aspects of Sir Walter Scott – his life, career and interests, hosted by both the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and the Royal Society of Edinburgh.<br /><br />Chaired by Professor Gerry Carruthers FRSE, this talk will be carried out by two speakers from the societies, Dr Iain Gordon Brown FSA FRSE FSAScot and Kirsty Archer-Thompson FSAScot, who will be discussing:<br /><br />“Sir Walter Scott and the Scottish Antiquarian Tradition: Mr Oldbuck in Context” by Dr Iain Gordon Brown FSA FRSE FSAScot.<br /><br />“Chewing the Cud of Sweet and Bitter Fancy”: Navigating the Unquiet Mind and Life Philosophy of Walter Scott, by Kirsty Archer-Thompson FSAScot.<br /><br />Click Button to register for this event (all event times are presented in GMT/UK time)<br /><br />House Rules<br /><br />We aim for our events to be safe and harassment-free and the Society has a zero-tolerance policy on harassment and bullying.<br /><br />The Society expects all attendees to act with respect to one-another during this event and anyone making comments which we believe to be inappropriate (e.g. offensive, misleading, spam) or abusive will be removed from the event immediately.<br /><br />To report any abuse you think we missed, please contact the Director of the Society, Dr Simon Gilmour (director@socantscot.org)