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245 10 a| Unveiling Lady Scott :b| Walter Scott, French influence and transcultural connections /c| Céline Sabiron.;

264 1 a| Cambridge, United Kingdom ;a| New York, NY, USA :b| Cambridge University Press,c| 2025.;

300 a| 89 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm.;

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490 1 a| Cambridge elements. Elements in eighteenth-century connections,x| 2632-5578;

520 a| "This Element sheds new light on Walter Scott's work by investigating the French influence of his wife, Charlotte Charpentier, later Lady Scott, through her transcultural upbringing and international connections. Much of the limited information about her is tainted by misconceptions from predominantly British male biographers of Scott, whose perspectives were centred on the great man and coloured by anti-French sentiment during the revolutionary period. Through new French and British public records, historical archives, annual registers, and personal materials like letters and diaries from the Scotts' family and social circles, this Element corrects false allegations and highlights her significant, yet largely unrecognised, behind-the-scenes social and literary influence on Scott's writing. By analysing these sources and conducting in-depth readings of Scott's texts, the Element emphasises Scott's collaborative literary approach and argues that Lady Scott, a knowledgeable art and literature enthusiast, greatly assisted him in his work as his secretary, amanuensis, and proofreader"--c| Cambridge University Press.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references.;

505 0 a| Veiling Lady Scott : Critical mystification across the Channel -- Mingling with a fading transnational network : French Charlotte among foreigners in Lyon -- Unbecoming French : Charlotte's shifting identity in cosmopolitan London -- Transcultural Charlotte : Walter Scott's creative supporter and literary assistant.;

600 10 a| Scott, Margaret Charlotte Carpenter,d| 1770-1826.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

600 10 a| Scott, Walter,d| 1771-1832x| Family.=| ^A634470;

600 10 a| Scott, Walter,d| 1771-1832x| Relations with women.=| ^A634470;

600 10 a| Scott, Walter,d| 1771-1832x| Criticism and interpretation.=| ^A634470;

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Unveiling Lady Scott : Walter Scott, French influence and transcultural connections / Céline Sabiron.

Author/creator	Sabiron, Céline author.
Format	Book
Publication	Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2025.
Description	89 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects	Scott, Margaret Charlotte Carpenter, 1770-1826. Scott, Walter, 1771-1832--Family. Scott, Walter, 1771-1832--Relations with women. Scott, Walter, 1771-1832--Criticism and interpretation.

Series	Cambridge elements. Elements in eighteenth-century connections, 2632-5578 Cambridge elements. Elements in eighteenth-century connections. ^A1423351
Contents	Veiling Lady Scott : Critical mystification across the Channel -- Mingling with a fading transnational network : French Charlotte among foreigners in Lyon -- Unbecoming French : Charlotte's shifting identity in cosmopolitan London -- Transcultural Charlotte : Walter Scott's creative supporter and literary assistant.
Abstract	"This Element sheds new light on Walter Scott's work by investigating the French influence of his wife, Charlotte Charpentier, later Lady Scott, through her transcultural upbringing and international connections. Much of the limited information about her is tainted by misconceptions from predominantly British male biographers of Scott, whose perspectives were centred on the great man and coloured by anti-French sentiment during the revolutionary period. Through new French and British public records, historical archives, annual registers, and personal materials like letters and diaries from the Scotts' family and social circles, this Element corrects false allegations and highlights her significant, yet largely unrecognised, behind-the-scenes social and literary influence on Scott's writing. By analysing these sources and conducting in-depth readings of Scott's texts, the Element emphasises Scott's collaborative literary approach and argues that Lady Scott, a knowledgeable art and literature enthusiast, greatly assisted him in his work as his secretary, amanuensis, and proofreader"-- Cambridge University Press.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN	9781009535335
ISBN	1009535315
ISBN	9781009535311 hardcover
ISBN	1009535331

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