Readings
Click on the links below to listen to short extracts from some of Scott's works.....
Readings from The Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels:
Back in 2009 we celebrated the completion of the publication of The Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels by asking Scott aficionados to read a short extract of a Sir Walter Scott publication that would not only convince others of his greatness but would also impel them to read him too. We are now revisiting this project and opening it up to the wider public -- If you would like to get involved use the link at the foot of the page.
Paul H. Scott introduced the project --
Readings by Past Presidents:
Professor David Hewitt: [The Antiquary] (Chapter 11) - Oldbuck buying fish 4 minutes
James Robertson: [Rob Roy] (Chapter 27) - Bailie Nicol Jarvie and Andrew Fairservice bickering 6 minutes
Professor Ian Campbell: [Redgauntlet] (Chapter 23 to end) 6 minutes
Tam Dalyell: [Redgauntlet] (Letter 11) 4 minutes
Fraser Elgin: [The Heart of Mid-Lothian] (Chapter 38) - When Jeanie meets Queen Caroline 13 minutes
Paul H. Scott: [Rob Roy] (Chapter 27) - Discussions about the Union 6 minutes
Brian Taylor: [The Heart of Mid-Lothian] (Chapter 8) - Jeanie visits her sister in prison 8 minutes
Professor Claire Lamont: [The Bride of Lammermoor] (Chapter 3) - Introducing the heroine 9 minutes
Professor Murray Pittock: [Rob Roy] (Chapter 26) - Bailie Nicol Jarvie and Rob Roy 10 minutes
Sir Eric Anderson: [The Journal] (Extracts) 9 minutes
Professor Penny Fielding: [The Bride of Lammermoor] (Chapter 35) The Ending 3 minutes
Readings by Academics:
Professor Caroline McCracken-Flesher: [The Chronicles of the Canongate] (Chapter 16) 8 minutes
Dr. J. H. Alexander: [Count Robert of Paris] (Chapter 5) The Western Crusades 6 minutes
Professor David W. Purdie:[The Journal](Extract) The Crash 6 minutes
Readings by famous and distinguished Scott aficionados:
John Nichol: [Redgauntlet] (Letter 11) Wandering Willie's Tale 44 minutes
Stephen Woolman: [The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte] (Extracts) Conclusion 10 minutes
Geoffrey C. Bond: [Waverley] (Chapter 3) Education 11 minutes
Alasdair Hutton: [The Lay of the Last Minstrel] (Canto Sixth) 18 minutes
Readings by Club Members:
Lee A. Simpson: [Peveril of the Peak] (Chapter 14) Bridgenorth's Story 7 minutes
Edward Hocknell: [Marmion] (Second Canto I-V) The Convent 5 minutes
Readings by School Children in Edinburgh and the Lothians:
Readings by Members of the Public:
New for 2026: Your see your Recording here. Submit one for us to consider using the link below...
If you would like to submit a recording of yourself reading Scott for us to consider including on the Club website click on the link below:
