Walter Scott Dalgleish (25 March 1834 – 15 February 1897) was a British historian and author. His publications include ''Great Speeches from Shakespeare's Plays: with Notes and a Life of Shakespeare'' (1891), ''Great Britain and Ireland, 1689–1887'' (1895) and ''Mediaeval England, from the English Settlement to the Reformation'' (1896).
He contributed a section on Scotland's education to ''
Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland
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'' (1901) by
Francis Hindes Groome
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.
Early life and career
Dalgleish was born in 1834, son of John Dalgleish. He attended
Royal High School and University in Edinburgh.
He worked as an editor with Edinburgh publishers
Thomas Nelson and Sons
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.
Dalgleish became the Edinburgh correspondent for ''
The Times
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'' in 1878.
Personal life
In 1870, Dalgleish married Charlotte Hill, daughter of painter
David Octavius Hill
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. He later married Helen Curror, who survived him upon his death in 1897. She remarried, to Worthington Evans, the following year.
Death
Dalgleish died in 1897, aged 62. He had been living at 25 Mayfield Terrace (or Parkside Works), Edinburgh.
Selected bibliography
As author:
Dalgleish, Walter Scott 1834-1897
- WorldCat
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* ''Great Speeches from Shakespeare's Plays: with Notes and a Life of Shakespeare'' (1891)
* ''Great Britain and Ireland, 1689–1887'' (1895)
* ''Mediaeval England, from the English Settlement to the Reformation'' (1896)
As contributor:
* ''Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland'' (Francis Hindes Groome
Francis Hindes Groome (30 August 1851 – 24 January 1902) was a writer and foremost commentator of his time on the Romani people, their language, life, history, customs, beliefs, and lore.
He was the son of Robert Hindes Groome, Archdeacon of ...
, 1901)
See also
* English clause syntax
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References
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1834 births
1897 deaths
19th-century Scottish historians
Scottish writers
People educated at the Royal High School, Edinburgh