John Wilson

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Christopher North

John Wilson of Elleray FRSE (1785 - 1854) was a Scottish advocate, literary critic and author, the writer most frequently identified with the pseudonym Christopher North of Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine.

He was professor of Moral Philosophy at Edinburgh University (1820 - 1851).…more

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	Precipitous City: The Story of Literary Edinburgh by Trevor Royle 2.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1980 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
	Scottish Eccentrics (Macdiarmid 2000 S.) by Hugh MacDiarmid really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1936 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
	Recovering Scottish History: John Hill Burton and Scottish National Identity in the Nineteenth Century by Craig Beveridge really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2022 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
	Noctes Ambrosianæ by Christopher North it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1835 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
	James Hogg: Contributions to English, Irish and American Periodicals by James Hogg really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2020 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 International Companion to the Scottish Novel by Cairns Craig (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2025 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
	Kailyard: A New Assessment by Ian Campbell really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1981 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 Mainstream Companion to Scottish Literature by Trevor Royle liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1983 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 History of Scottish Literature, Volume 3: Nineteenth Century by Douglas Gifford (Editor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1989 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
	Electric Shepherd: A Likeness of James Hogg by Karl Miller it was ok 2.00 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