The program is now finalised.  Thanks to all who submitted abstracts.  Donald and I really happy with the program and look forward to seeing lots of people at the Thursday night plenary lecture and the Friday panels.

As usual, there is no fee for this event, but we would welcome signals of intention to attend to help us with catering the afternoon tea.  Also note that our Thursday lecture is not at the Public Library this year (Shef was too late trying to book it, but thanks to the Library for being willing if the Dunningham Suite had been available).  Instead, we’ll be in the Moot Court room of the Richardson Building on campus.  It is a great room for acoustics and conversation, with nice views as well.

We hope you can join us for this excellent lineup of papers.  You can grab a copy of the program here.  To sign up, just go to our handy Google form.

Dr. Brian McMullin, a superb bibliographer and scholar of Scott, among other things, will be talking about his work on the textual history of Ivanhoe.  We think we know a lot about major authors like Scott, but the more we find out, the more complex the textual history becomes.  We may have probed about as far as we can with Shakespeare and Austen, but Scott and many other writers remain rich textual puzzles.

Please join us for roundtable discussion in Arts 1W1 at 5:15 on Thursday, 25 October.  Nibbles provided.

The University Book Shop has created a Sunday reading space at the Captain Cook Hotel.  Please come along for some quiet reading, excellent company, and a nice atmosphere for a relaxing Sunday afternoon.  Full details in poster.

All are cordially invited to join the Department of English and Linguistics for its annual lecture in honour of Emerita Professor Margaret Dalziel.  This year’s lecture, “John Keats Walks Romantic Scotland, Summer 1818: An Illustrated Bicentenary Lecture,” is to be delivered by Prof. Nicholas Roe, the Wardlaw Professor of English Literature at the University of St Andrews.

We look forward to seeing you next Wednesday, 10 October, at 5:30 pm in Burns 2.