Lewis Spence

James Lewis Thomas Chalmers Spence (1874 – 1955) was a Scottish journalist, poet, author, folklorist and student of the occult. After graduating from Edinburgh University he pursued a career in journalism. He was an editor at The Scotsman 1899-1906, editor of The Edinburgh Magazine for a year, 1904–05, then an editor at The British Weekly, 1906-09.

Spence was an ardent Scottish nationalist, He was the founder of the Scottish National Movement which later merged to form the National Party of Scotland and which in turn merged to form the Scottish National Party. He unsuccessfully contested a parliamentary seat for Midlothian and Peebles Northern at a by-election in 1929.

He also wrote poetry in English and Scots. His Collected Poems were published in 1953.

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	The Celtic Myths that Shape the Way We Think by Mark Williams 4.07 avg rating — 162 ratings — published 2021 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Flag in the Wind: The Story of the National Movement in Scotland by John MacCormick 3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1955 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Scottish Nationalism by H.J. Hanham 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1969 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hugh MacDiarmid: Selected Prose by A. Riach 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1991 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Modernism and Nationalism: Literature and Society in Scotland 1918-1939 (ASLS Annual Volume Series) by Margery Palmer McCulloch (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2004 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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