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Bannatyne Club

Scottish literary society

The Bannatyne Club, named in honour of George Bannatyne and his famous anthology of Scots literature the Bannatyne Manuscript, was a text publication society founded by Sir Walter Scott to print rare works of Scottish interest, whether in history, poetry, or general literature. The club was established in 1823 and printed 116 volumes before being dissolved in 1861.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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The Bannatyne Club, named in honour of George Bannatyne and his famous anthology of Scots literature the Bannatyne Manuscript, was a text publication society founded by Sir Walter Scott to print rare works of Scottish interest, whether in history, poetry, or general literature. The club was established in 1823 and printed 116 volumes before being dissolved in 1861.2

The story

Sir Walter Scott

Thomas Thomson

Thomas Kinnear

David Laing

William Adam of Blair Adam

Sir William Arbuthnot, 1st Baronet

James Ballantyne

William Bannatyne, Lord Bannatyne

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Robert Bell

John Clerk, Lord Eldin

Henry Cockburn, Lord Cockburn

Archibald Constable

David Constable

Robert Dundas of Arniston

Robert Graham of Balgowan

Henry Jardine of Harwood

Rev. John Lee

James Maidment

Gilbert Laing Meason

John Murray, Lord Murray

Robert Pitcairn

Sir Samuel Shepherd

James Skene of Rubislaw

George Smythe

Patrick Fraser Tytler (1823)

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