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The History of Scottish Literature, Volume 3: Nineteenth Century
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“The nineteenth century theatre's thirst for dramatic novelty, stimulated by the lengthy programmes offered each evening, meant that every corner of Scottish literature and history was ransacked to provide mainpieces, curtain-raisers, pantomimes and harlequinades.”
― The History of Scottish Literature, Volume 3: Nineteenth Century
― The History of Scottish Literature, Volume 3: Nineteenth Century
“Wilson was the clay-footed prophet of the British-Scots middle class. He created a flatulent rhetoric of national feeling as an antidote to either true national cosciousness or will. He exploited nationalism and religion in order to pursue class politics.”
― The History of Scottish Literature, Volume 3: Nineteenth Century
― The History of Scottish Literature, Volume 3: Nineteenth Century