Two theatre programs: J. C. Williamson Ltd Present Musical Comedy: 1 'The Merry Widow' - Music; Franz Lehar Lyrics: Adrian Ross, Produced by George A. Highland. Cast: Eric Bush, Phil Smith, Nellie Barnes, Don Nicol, Herbert Browne, Marie Stuart, Romala Hansen. 1953 production. presented by Bendigo Operatic Society. . 2 ' Florodora' - Music Leslie Stuart, libretto: Owen Hall, Lyrics E. Boyd-Jones & Paul Reubens. Produced by George A. Highland. Cast: as above. C1920's. Cass & Sons Print.event, entertainment, theatre, theatre programmes x 2, j c williamson, the merry widow, franz lehar, adrian ross, george a highland, eric bush, phil smith, nellie barnes, don nicol, herbert browne, marie stuart, romola hansen, leslie stuart, owen hall, e boyd-jones, paul reubens, cass & sons print

The medal was won by George Glencairn Lorimer for best Highland dress at Highland Gathering 1860, BuninyongThis image illustrates the strong connections early settlers maintained with their home countriesA black and white photograph of a Highland Gathering medal featuring a warrior in highland dress"Highland Society Instituted 1857highland gathering, highland society medal, scottish culture

The medal was won by George Glencairn Lorimer for best Highland dress at Highland Gathering 1860, BuninyongThis image illustrates the strong connections early settlers maintained with their home countriesA black and white photograph of a Highland Gathering medal featuring the winner's details"1st Prize for Costume to G. G. Lorimer Buninyong Jan. 4th 1860highland gathering, highland society medal, scottish culture

Bendigo Operatic Society Programme Booklet Production 'Brigadoon.' Cover Cream, Black Text Dark Pink Scotch Thistle Emblems & Highland Piper. Performed at The Capital Theatre View Street Bendigo November 6th, 1964 for a five night season. Arranged by J.C. Williamson Theatres Ltd. Music Frederick Loewe. Book & Lyrics Alan Jay Lerner. Musical Director Max O'Loghlen. Producer Cid Ellwood. Songs Include: 'Brigadoon,' 'Down in MacConnachy Square', 'The Love of My Life,' ''I'll Go Home With Bonnie Jean,' ''From This Day On,'' Cast: Leonard Carr, Ferd. Lorenz, Victor White, Jack Werry, Douglas Sayle, Bronwyn Cornwall, Reginald Boromeo, Ian Beckwith, Graham Filcock, Joan Crane, James Watson, Heather Lindhe, Mary Speedy, Peter Ivarsen, George Steele, Fred Trewarne, Colin Cairns, Bert Donovan, Annette Beckwith.Arthur Hocking Printclubs and associations, theatre, bendigo operatic society

Newspaper Clipping from "The Mail", 12-12-95. P 4 "Maroondah players"'. George ArundelBagpipe player George Arundel thinks there is something special about a man with a beard dressing up in a skirt and playing the pipes. "It's the theatrics of it all that I love", Mr Arundel, a member of the Ringwood Highland Pip[e Band, said. Mr Arundel began playing the bagpipesas a boy growing up in Glasgow in 1966, and has been playing them ever since.

Mrs Clive Robinson, née Christina “Nin” McMaster Smartly attired in fedora and lace-up highland dancing style shoes, Australian Team Captain Mrs Clive Robinson’s tartan kick pleat skirt flies up as she practises her swing. Mrs Clive “Nin” Robinson (1985-1971) was a NSW golf champion. Raised on a 5,000 acre sheep station, during WWII she drove a charcoal burning truck and cooked for the forces at Air Force House. Featured in "Newsworthy: Melbourne in photographs 1933-1936" exhibition at East Melbourne Library, October to December 2023. Exhibition caption by project volunteer, Fiona Collyer. Photographer notations on slide: "Mrs Robinson B98" Published: The Age 27 August 1935 p. 6 Published title: Golf Championships Begin. Published caption: A galaxy of champions will take part in the Australian Women's Golf Championship tomorrow. Three are shown here. Below — Mrs. C. Robinson, national champion. On the right — Miss J. Hood Hammond, champion of New South Wales and Miss Gardiner, Queensland champion. Trove article identifier: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203984927 Description: Female golfer teeing off. She is wearing a hat, cardigan, tartan skirt and "Highland dancing" style shoes. Blurred spectators can be seen in the background. Research by project volunteer, Fiona Collyer: Mrs Clive Robinson née Christina Jeanie McMaster, known as "Nin" Mrs Clive Robinson (1895-1971) was a NSW golf champion. She won the Australian Women's amateur golf championship in 1934. Nin was captain of the team who won the Tasman Cup against New Zealand in 1934. She was the captain of the Australian team who competed against the visiting British women’s team in the Australian Women's Golf Championship in 1935 at Royal Melbourne. In 1936 Nin won the NSW Ladies Championship. Nin was raised by parents Mr and Mrs John McMaster on an 8000 acre sheep station called "Weetalabah” near Coolah, 135 kilometres northeast of Dubbo NSW. In 1923 she married Dr. Clive Robinson, a Macquarie Street specialist, and they lived in Point Piper with their daughter Diana. During WWII Nin drove a charcoal burning truck and cooked for the forces at Air Force House. She died of leukemia in 1971. Note: Highland dancing style of shoesPhotographer notations on slide: "Mrs Robinson B98".golf, women golfers, royal melbourne golf club

Group photograph taken at Rupertswood of McKays Pipe Band. Photograph includes HV McKay Pen inscription on back of print identifying some of the photos subjects Pipe Major McLennan on left Andy Small next to Mr McKay Gilchrist next to Mr McLennan Arthur Widdy 3rd from Right Jock Miller 4th from Right HV McKay on stick Sarah McKay on left of him George McKay behind Sarah Jessie McKay Cecil McKay behind them Stuart McKay Mrs Sam McKay Raymond Robinson Ralph McKay in Front of Raymond R Sam McKay hidden by piperhighland pipe band, band, rupertswood, sunbury

Local history of the Scottish communityRecorded as in good condition in 1997.lorimer family, scottich community of buninyong, highland gathering in 1860.

Collection of thirty-nine postcards donated by Jillian Rigby which had been owned by her grandparents, George and Edith Weir, who from c.1917 lived at 84 Princess Street, Kew. The mostly 'mint' postcards were purchased in Victoria and while travelling overseas. The sole dated postcard is dated from 1929. The postcards are numbered sequentially from 2017.0058.01-39. The remainder of the collection donated by Jill Rigby which was once owned by the Weirs of Broken Hill and Kew consist of costumes, costume accessories, photographs, and documents.The postcards in the Weir collection, especially those purchased on a trip or trips to the mother country, i.e. United Kingdom, represent a representative sample of sites that were considered significant to those Australians undertaking a reverse grand tour by member of the erstwhile colonies. Those postcards which are early views of Melbourne must have been produced commercially for some decades from the early part of the 20th century.Coloured postcard of highland scenes produced as part of the "Fine Art" Series. Valentines Series. The postcard was purchased by George and Edith Weir on a trip to England and Scotland, circa 1928."To Jack / From Inverness 21-8-1928"postcards, george and edith weir, postcards -- scotland (uk), weir collection

Collection of thirty-nine postcards donated by Jillian Rigby which had been owned by her grandparents, George and Edith Weir, who from c.1917 lived at 84 Princess Street, Kew. The mostly 'mint' postcards were purchased in Victoria and while travelling overseas. The sole dated postcard is dated from 1929. The postcards are numbered sequentially from 2017.0058.01-39. The remainder of the collection donated by Jill Rigby which was once owned by the Weirs of Broken Hill and Kew consist of costumes, costume accessories, photographs, and documents.The postcards in the Weir collection, especially those purchased on a trip or trips to the mother country, i.e. United Kingdom, represent a representative sample of sites that were considered significant to those Australians undertaking a reverse grand tour by member of the erstwhile colonies. Those postcards which are early views of Melbourne must have been produced commercially for some decades from the early part of the 20th century.Coloured postcard of highland scenes produced as part of the "Fine Art" Series. Valentines Series. The postcard was probably purchased by George and Edith Weir on a trip to England and Scotland, circa 1928."A Highland Chief"postcards, george and edith weir, postcards --- scotland (uk), weir collection

Waverley Novels Vol 20 The Abbot- 1 Vol 20 (Sequel to the Monastery), Light brown hardcover lettering in black text. Author: Sir Walter Scott Publisher: Fisher Son & Co Date: 1837 fictionThe subject volume “The Abbot- 1 (Sequel to the Monastery) Vol 20” published by Fisher Son & Co (1837) is part of a collected edition of Sir Walter Scott's works, containing stories from the "Tales of My Landlord" series. "Tales of My Landlord" forms a key subset of Scott's Waverley Novels, presented as fictional tales gathered by characters like Peter Pattieson from the landlord of the Wallace “Inn at Gandercleugh”. The series spans multiple books across four sub-series, including “The Black Dwarf” (1707 setting), “Old Mortality” (1679–1689), “The Heart of Midlothian” (1736), “The Bride of Lammermoor” (1709–1711), “A Legend of Montrose” (1644–1645), “Count Robert of Paris” (1097), and “Castle Dangerous” (1307). Vol 46 in the 1838 Fisher edition reprints later entries like “Count Robert of Paris” or “Castle Dangerous” from the fourth series, as these stories originally appeared in Scott's Magnum Opus collected volume editions, the first from 1816. With the influential 48-volume “Magnum Opus” edition from 1829–1833 by Robert Cadell, serving as the basis for later collected published sets like Fisher's. The Abbot is Walter Scott’s sequel to The Monastery, set in 1567–1568 during the turmoil around Mary, Queen of Scots. The story follows Roland Græme and other characters around Lochleven Castle, where Mary is imprisoned, and builds toward her escape attempt and the political crisis that ends with her defeat and flight to England. Like the other novels in the Waverley series it mixes historical events with fictional characters: Roland Græme, the Avenel household, and the mysterious “Abbot” figure are woven into the real struggle between Protestant and Catholic factions in Scotland. A central thread is Roland’s divided loyalties, his attraction to both the Catholic and Protestant worlds, and his involvement in helping Mary’s cause. The climax comes with Mary’s attempted escape from Lochleven, the fighting that follows, and her eventual loss of power in Scotland. warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, waverley novels vol 46 tales of my landlord, sir walter scott, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library

Waverley Novels Vol 21 The Abbot- 2 (Sequel to the Monastery), Light brown hardcover lettering in black text. Author: Sir Walter Scott Publisher: Fisher Son & Co Date: 1837 fictionThe subject volume “The Abbot- 2 (Sequel to the Monastery) Vol 21” published by Fisher Son & Co (1837) is part of a collected edition of Sir Walter Scott's works, containing stories from the "Tales of My Landlord" series. "Tales of My Landlord" forms a key subset of Scott's Waverley Novels, presented as fictional tales gathered by characters like Peter Pattieson from the landlord of the Wallace “Inn at Gandercleugh”. The series spans multiple books across four sub-series, including “The Black Dwarf” (1707 setting), “Old Mortality” (1679–1689), “The Heart of Midlothian” (1736), “The Bride of Lammermoor” (1709–1711), “A Legend of Montrose” (1644–1645), “Count Robert of Paris” (1097), and “Castle Dangerous” (1307). Vol 46 in the 1838 Fisher edition reprints later entries like “Count Robert of Paris” or “Castle Dangerous” from the fourth series, as these stories originally appeared in Scott's Magnum Opus collected volume editions, the first from 1816. With the influential 48-volume “Magnum Opus” edition from 1829–1833 by Robert Cadell, serving as the basis for later collected published sets like Fisher's. The Abbot is Walter Scott’s sequel to The Monastery, set in 1567–1568 during the turmoil around Mary, Queen of Scots. The story follows Roland Græme and other characters around Lochleven Castle, where Mary is imprisoned, and builds toward her escape attempt and the political crisis that ends with her defeat and flight to England. Part two follows Roland to Edinburgh and then to Lochleven, where he becomes involved in the events around Mary’s imprisonment. It includes Mary’s confrontation with the Lady of Lochleven, the delivery of the abdication papers, and the forced political outcome that strips Mary of power. From there, the story moves toward the escape attempt, the battle of Langside, and Mary’s flight to England. warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, waverley novels vol 46 tales of my landlord, sir walter scott, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library

Waverley Novels Vol 15 A Legend of Montrose, Light brown hardcover lettering in black text. Author: Sir Walter Scott Publisher: Fisher Son & Co Date: 1837 fictionThe subject volume of Waverley Novels Vol 15 published by Fisher Son & Co (1837) is part of a collected 48 volume set of Sir Walter Scott's works, containing various stories. Vol 15 in the 1836 Fisher edition reprints later entries from the fourth series, as these stories originally appeared in Scott's Magnum Opus 48 volume editions, the first from 1816. With the influential “Magnum Opus” editions from 1829–1833 by Robert Cadell, serving as the basis for later reprinted published sets like Fisher's. The story is a historical novel set in Scotland in the 1640s, during the wars of the three Kingdoms. Its main story follows Allan M’Aulay, his friend the Earl of Menteith, and Annot Lyle, against the backdrop of Montrose’s Royalist campaign and clan feuds in the Highlands. The plot combines romance, revenge, and civil war. Annot, who was raised by the M’Aulays after being taken during a clan feud, becomes the focus of a love triangle between Allan M’Aulay and Menteith; The mystery of Annot's birth holds both back from pressing their claims buy eventually her marriage to Menteith is made possible But Allan’s jealousy drives him to attack the groom. A large subplot follows with Dugald Dalgetty, a comic professional soldier whose practical, mercenary outlook contrasts with the passions and loyalties of the other characters. warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, waverley novels vol 46 tales of my landlord, sir walter scott, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, quentin durward, quinten durward

Waverley Novels Vol 19 The Monastery-2, Light brown hardcover lettering in black text. Author: Sir Walter Scott Publisher: Fisher Son & Co Date: 1837 fictionThe subject volume of Waverley Novels Vol 19 published by Fisher Son & Co (1838) is part of a collected 48 volume set of Sir Walter Scott's works, containing various stories. Vol 19 in the 1836 Fisher edition reprints later entries from the fourth series, as these stories originally appeared in Scott's Magnum Opus 48 volume editions, the first from 1816. With the influential “Magnum Opus” editions from 1829–1833 by Robert Cadell, serving as the basis for later reprinted published sets like Fisher's. Volume 2 is linked to the earlier volume through its shared setting, families, and historical conflict, but it is not a direct continuation of the same protagonist’s journey. It follows the Glendinning brothers and Mary Avenel in the same Scottish Borders world of the Reformation, with the same abbey, the same political tensions, and the same supernatural “White Lady”. In Volume 1 of “The Monastery” the story sets up the core relationships and tensions between Halbert and Edward Glendinning as they grow up near Kennaquhair with Mary Avenel. While the monastery itself becomes a battleground between old Catholic power and the new Protestant order. The second volume picks up those same threads and pushes them toward resolution through Halbert’s rise, Mary’s marriage, and Edward’s shift toward monastic life. warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, waverley novels vol 46 tales of my landlord, sir walter scott, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, the monastery

Waverley Novels Vol 18 The Monastery-1, Light brown hardcover lettering in black text. Author: Sir Walter Scott Publisher: Fisher Son & Co Date: 1837 fictionThe subject volume of Waverley Novels Vol 18 published by Fisher Son & Co (1838) is part of a collected 48 volume set of Sir Walter Scott's works, containing various stories. Vol 18 in the 1836 Fisher edition reprints later entries from the fourth series, as these stories originally appeared in Scott's Magnum Opus 48 volume editions, the first from 1816. With the influential “Magnum Opus” editions from 1829–1833 by Robert Cadell, serving as the basis for later reprinted published sets like Fisher's. Scott’s “The Monastery” is a historical romance set in Scotland during the early Reformation, centred on Kennaquhair Abbey and the Glendinning family. The plot follows Halbert and Edward Glendinning, both in love with Mary Avenel, while religious conflict, local politics, and the eerie White Lady of Avenel shape the action.warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, waverley novels vol 46 tales of my landlord, sir walter scott, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, quentin durward, quinten durward

Waverley Novels Vol 5 The Antiquary-1, Light brown hardcover lettering in black text. Author: Sir Walter Scott Publisher: Fisher Son & Co Date: 1838 fictionThe subject volume of Waverley Novels Vol 5 published by Fisher Son & Co (1836) is part of a collected 48 volume set of Sir Walter Scott's works, containing various stories. Vol 5 in the 1836 Fisher edition reprints later entries from the fourth series, as these stories originally appeared in Scott's Magnum Opus collected 48 volume editions, the first from 1816. With the influential “Magnum Opus” editions from 1829–1833 by Robert Cadell, serving as the basis for later reprinted published sets like Fisher's. The Antiquary is one of Sir Walter Scott’s best known Scottish novels of the set, first published in 1816, and it mixes social comedy, mystery, romance, and historical atmosphere. It centres on Jonathan Oldbuck, an obsessive collector of antiquities, and follows a tangled story involving old family secrets, financial trouble, buried treasure schemes, and questions of identity. The story is set in late 18th century Scotland, mainly around Fairport and nearby estates, and brings together several linked families.Scott uses the novel to explore the tension between the past and the present, showing how antiquarian obsession can be both comic and revealing. He also deals with inheritance, class, old guilt, false appearances, and the way history shapes personal lives.warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, waverley novels vol 46 tales of my landlord, sir walter scott, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library

Waverley Novels Vol 32 Quentin Durward, Light brown hardcover lettering in black text. Author: Sir Walter Scott Publisher: Fisher Son & Co Date: 1838 fictionThe subject volume of Waverley Novels Vol 32 published by Fisher Son & Co (1838) is part of a collected 48 volume set of Sir Walter Scott's works, containing various stories. Vol 32 in the 1836 Fisher edition reprints later entries from the fourth series, as these stories originally appeared in Scott's Magnum Opus 48 volume editions, the first from 1816. With the influential “Magnum Opus” editions from 1829–1833 by Robert Cadell, serving as the basis for later reprinted published sets like Fisher's. Quentin Durward, often listed as volume 32 in some Waverley Novels editions, is a historical novel set in 15th century France and Burgundy. Its story follows a young Scottish archer who gets drawn into the power struggle between Louis XI and Charles the Bold, while also escorting the Burgundian heiress Isabelle de Croye and eventually winning her hand. The story centres around Quentin arriving in France seeking service, he joins Louis XI’s Scottish Guard, and is pulled into court intrigue, kidnapping plots, and the violent conflict around Liege. The novel’s main historical drama is Louis XI using covert politics to weaken Burgundy, while Quentin’s personal plot tracks loyalty, danger, and romance.warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, waverley novels vol 46 tales of my landlord, sir walter scott, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, quentin durward, quinten durward

Waverley Novels Vol 39 Woodstock or the Cavalier, Light brown hardcover lettering in black text. Author: Sir Walter Scott Publisher: Fisher Son & Co Date: 1838 fictionThe subject volume of Waverley Novels Vol 39 published by Fisher Son & Co (1838) is part of a collected 48 volume set of Sir Walter Scott's works, containing various stories. Vol 39 in the 1836 Fisher edition reprints later entries from the fourth series, as these stories originally appeared in Scott's Magnum Opus 48 volume editions, the first from 1816. With the influential “Magnum Opus” editions from 1829–1833 by Robert Cadell, serving as the basis for later reprinted published sets like Fisher's. Scott's "Woodstock," or “The Cavalier” is a historical novel originally published in 1826 as the 22nd in the Waverley series. Set in 1651 at Woodstock Manor during the English Commonwealth after the Battle of Worcester, it dramatises Charles II's daring escape from Cromwell's forces. The story is about a royalist Sir Henry Lee and his daughter Alice, they lose their Woodstock home to Colonel Markham Everard, a sympathetic round head relative, who seeks protection for them from Cromwell, who suspects the site as a hideout for fugitive Charles II (disguised as a royal page "Louis Kerneguy"). Charles as the page courts Alice, sparking jealousy with Everard, amid duels, haunting in secret passages, and Cromwell's siege. Charles escapes with help from allies like Wildrake and Albert Lee, who impersonates him. The key themes to this novel are that it contrasts Cavalier loyalty and Puritan zeal, loyalty across divides, romance amid politics, and supernatural folklore masking intrigue. In the Fisher Son & Co edition, it reprints this story from Scott's revised collected original work in 1826. warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, waverley novels vol 46 tales of my landlord, sir walter scott, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library

Waverley Novels Vol 40 Woodstock or the Cavalier-2, Light brown hardcover lettering in black text. Author: Sir Walter Scott Publisher: Fisher Son & Co Date: 1838 fictionThe subject volume of Waverley Novels Vol 40 published by Fisher Son & Co (1838) is part of a collected 48 volume set of Sir Walter Scott's works, containing various stories. Vol 40 in the 1838 Fisher edition reprints later entries from the fourth series, as these stories originally appeared in Scott's Magnum Opus 48 volume editions, the first from 1816. With the influential “Magnum Opus” editions from 1829–1833 by Robert Cadell, serving as the basis for later reprinted published sets like Fisher's. Scott's "Woodstock," or “The Cavalier” is a historical novel originally published in 1826 as the 22nd in the Waverley series. Volume 40 continues Woodstock, or The Cavalier from Vol 39 in the Fisher Son & Co edition. It picks up the 1651 story line at Woodstock Manor, where disguised Charles II hides amid escalating tension with Cromwell's forces. The plot continues with Cromwell storming the lodge after suspecting Charles's presence disguised as "Louis Kerneguy", arresting Colonel Everard and searching secret passages haunted by "ghosts". Albert Lee impersonates the king to aid his escape, while Alice guides Charles away; dramatic confrontations ensue with duels, revelations, and Cromwell's rage continuing. As in volume 39 the tale resolves family divisions, loyalty, and supernatural folklore masking political intrigue during the Commonwealth era. This split-volume format is standard in collected 1830 s editions like Fisher's, reprinting of Scott's 1826 original with revisions.warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, waverley novels vol 46 tales of my landlord, sir walter scott, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library

Waverley Novels Vol 47 Count Robert of Paris- 2, Light brown hardcover lettering in black text. Author: Sir Walter Scott Publisher: Fisher Son & Co Date: 1838 fictionThe subject volume of the Waverley Novels Vol 47 published by Fisher Son & Co (1838) is part of a collected 48 volume set of Sir Walter Scott's works, containing various stories. Vol 47 in the 1838 Fisher edition reprints later entries from the fourth series, as these stories originally appeared in Scott's Magnum Opus 48 volume editions, the first from 1816. With the influential “Magnum Opus” editions from 1829–1833 by Robert Cadell, serving as the basis for later reprinted published sets like Fisher's. Volume 47 "Count Robert of Paris-2" completes the novel in the Fisher Son & Co edition. It continues the 1097 Constantinople intrigue from Vol 47's first part (or prior volume), resolving crusader-Byzantine clashes. The plot concludes with Count Robert freed by Hereward, fights in Brenhilda's duel against Nicephorus. Hereward reunites with Bertha (Brenhilda's attendant), regains English lands via Robert's influence, and joins him in Palestine as a vassal; crusaders depart after Alexius out maneuvers various plots. Volume 47 often splits Count Robert of Paris Part two before starting Castle Dangerous part one, matching 1830 s collected formats like Fisher's revisions of Scott's 1832 original.Blending chivalry, conspiracy, and cultural satire.warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, waverley novels vol 46 tales of my landlord, sir walter scott, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library

Waverley Novels Peveril of the Peak- 3 Vol 30, Light brown hardcover lettering in black text. Author: Sir Walter Scott Publisher: Fisher Son & Co Date: 1838 fictionThe subject volume “Waverley Novels Vol 30” published by Fisher Son & Co (1838) is part of a collected edition of Sir Walter Scott's works, containing stories from the "Tales of My Landlord" series. "Tales of My Landlord" forms a key subset of Scott's Waverley Novels, presented as fictional tales gathered by characters like Peter Pattieson from the landlord of the Wallace “Inn at Gandercleugh”. The series spans multiple books across four sub-series, including “The Black Dwarf” (1707 setting), “Old Mortality” (1679–1689), “The Heart of Midlothian” (1736), “The Bride of Lammermoor” (1709–1711), “A Legend of Montrose” (1644–1645), “Count Robert of Paris” (1097), and “Castle Dangerous” (1307). Vol 46 in the 1838 Fisher edition reprints later entries like “Count Robert of Paris” or “Castle Dangerous” from the fourth series, as these stories originally appeared in Scott's Magnum Opus collected volume editions, the first from 1816. With the influential 48-volume “Magnum Opus” edition from 1829–1833 by Robert Cadell, serving as the basis for later collected published sets like Fisher's. Peveril of the Peak is Walter Scott's longest novel, published in 1823 and set during the late 17th century amid the Popish plot hysteria under Charles II. It follows young Cavalier Julian Peveril's forbidden romance with Alice Bridgenorth a Puritan's daughter. The story covers political intrigue, family feuds, and conspiracies drawing the characters into events spanning Derbyshire's Peak District, the Isle of Man, and London. The story continues on the Peveril family's royalist loyalties clashing with the Bridgenorths' Puritan resentment, fuelled by past Civil War grievances like the execution of William Christian. Julian and Alice's love is tested when Julian's parents face Popish Plot accusations with subplots involving a scheming dwarf, the Countess of Derby, and court figures like the Duke of Buckingham. It resolves with royal intervention, exposing intrigues and eventually uniting the lovers. warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, waverley novels vol 46 tales of my landlord, sir walter scott, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library

Waverley Novels The Pirate- 2 Vol 25, Light brown hardcover lettering in black text. Author: Sir Walter Scott Publisher: Fisher Son & Co Date: 1838 fictionThe subject volume “Waverley Novels Vol 46” published by Fisher Son & Co (1838) is part of a collected edition of Sir Walter Scott's works, containing stories from the "Tales of My Landlord" series. "Tales of My Landlord" forms a key subset of Scott's Waverley Novels, presented as fictional tales gathered by characters like Peter Pattieson from the landlord of the Wallace “Inn at Gandercleugh”. The series spans multiple books across four sub-series, including “The Black Dwarf” (1707 setting), “Old Mortality” (1679–1689), “The Heart of Midlothian” (1736), “The Bride of Lammermoor” (1709–1711), “A Legend of Montrose” (1644–1645), “Count Robert of Paris” (1097), and “Castle Dangerous” (1307). Vol 25 in the 1838 Fisher edition reprints later entries like “Count Robert of Paris” or “Castle Dangerous” from the fourth series, as these stories originally appeared in Scott's Magnum Opus collected volume editions, the first from 1816. With the influential 48-volume “Magnum Opus” edition from 1829–1833 by Robert Cadell, serving as the basis for later collected published sets like Fisher's. The Pirate is Walter Scott’s historical novel set in 17th-century Shetland and Orkney, centred on a shipwreck, piracy, family conflict, and rival love interests. It’s typically presented as a three set novel. In this edition, volume 25 is the second part of “The Pirate”, and the work continues across the surrounding other two volumes in the set. The story follows the Troil family and a shipwrecked captain Cleveland along with Mordaunt, whose relationships with Minna and Brenda Troil drive much of the plot. As Cleveland’s pirate identity is revealed, the novel shifts into rescue, capture, and reconciliation, ending with the pirates subdued and the family ties resettled. The novel itself is commonly divided into three volumes or parts in standard editions, and the Waverley Novels collected edition spreads it across multiple numbered volumes.warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, waverley novels vol 46 tales of my landlord, sir walter scott, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library

Waverley Novels Vol 22 Kenilworth- 1, Light brown hardcover lettering in black text. Author: Sir Walter Scott Publisher: Fisher Son & Co Date: 1837 fictionThe subject volume “Waverley Novels Kenilworth-1 Vol 22” published by Fisher Son & Co (1837) is part of a collected edition of Sir Walter Scott's works, containing stories from the "Tales of My Landlord" series. "Tales of My Landlord" forms a key subset of Scott's Waverley Novels, presented as fictional tales gathered by characters like Peter Pattieson from the landlord of the Wallace “Inn at Gandercleugh”. The series spans multiple books across four sub-series, including “The Black Dwarf” (1707 setting), “Old Mortality” (1679–1689), “The Heart of Midlothian” (1736), “The Bride of Lammermoor” (1709–1711), “A Legend of Montrose” (1644–1645), “Count Robert of Paris” (1097), and “Castle Dangerous” (1307). Vol 25 in the 1837 Fisher edition reprints later entries like “Count Robert of Paris” or “Castle Dangerous” from the fourth series, as these stories originally appeared in Scott's Magnum Opus collected volume editions, the first from 1816. With the influential 48-volume “Magnum Opus” edition from 1829–1833 by Robert Cadell, serving as the basis for later collected published sets like Fisher's. Kenilworth is Sir Walter Scott’s 1821 historical novel about the secret marriage of Amy Robsart and Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, set against Queen Elizabeth I’s court and the 1575 festivities at Kenilworth Castle. It mixes political ambition, romance, deception, and tragedy, with the plot turning on Leicester’s desire for power and the fatal consequences of hiding his marriage. The novel follows Amy Robsart, of Leicester, and the scheming Richard Varney, while also bringing in Queen Elizabeth and other figures from Elizabethan England. Its tension comes from the clash between private love and public ambition, and it ends in tragedy rather than reconciliation.warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, waverley novels vol 46 tales of my landlord, sir walter scott, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library

Waverley Novels Tales of my Landlord Set-1 Vol 9, Light brown hardcover lettering in black text. Author: Sir Walter Scott Publisher: Fisher Son & Co. Date: 1836fictionThe subject volume “Waverley Novels Vol 9” published by Fisher Son & Co (1836) is part of a collected edition of Sir Walter Scott's works, containing stories from the "Tales of My Landlord" series. This edition of set 1,of Vol. 9” is the beginning of the first series of “Tales of My Landlord” in which is included “The Black Dwarf” and “The Tale of Old Mortality”. In many multi volume collected edition runs, Vol. 9 will be the first volume of “The Tale of Old Mortality” a more substantial and famous novel in the series, with the other half of the story following in Vol 10. The opening volume of “The Tale of Old Mortality”, is about the Scottish Presbyterian movement that supported two agreements made by the National Covenant of 1638, or the Solemn League and Covenant of 1643. These agreements were intended to defend and extend through the Scottish Presbyterianism resistance that occurred between 1679–1689. The story is told through the journey of the young landowner Henry Morton and the Covenanters’ guerrilla struggle against royal and Episcopal authority of the time. The “Tales of My Landlord” is framed and introduced through the fictional narrator editor, the stories are supposedly gathered from the landlord of the Wallace Inn at Gandercleugh, compiled by “Peter Pattieson” and edited by the schoolmaster and parish clerk Jedediah Cleishbotham. This framework is laid out in the introductions and prefatory material to the first series, especially in the prefatory pages to “The Black Dwarf” and the opening of Old Mortality. warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, waverley novels vol 46 tales of my landlord, sir walter scott, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, waverley novels

Waverley Novels Tales of my Landlord Set-2 Vol 10, Light brown hardcover lettering in black text. Author: Sir Walter Scott Publisher: Fisher Son & Co Date: 1836 fictionThe subject volume “Waverley Novels Vol 10” published by Fisher Son & Co (1838) is part of a collected edition of Sir Walter Scott's works, containing stories from the "Tales of My Landlord" series. "Tales of My Landlord" forms a key subset of Scott's Waverley Novels, presented as fictional tales gathered by characters like Peter Pattieson from the landlord of the Wallace “Inn at Gandercleugh”. The series spans multiple books across four sub-series, including “The Black Dwarf” (1707 setting), “Old Mortality” (1679–1689), “The Heart of Midlothian” (1736), “The Bride of Lammermoor” (1709–1711), “A Legend of Montrose” (1644–1645), “Count Robert of Paris” (1097), and “Castle Dangerous” (1307). Vol 46 in the 1838 Fisher edition reprints later entries like “Count Robert of Paris” or “Castle Dangerous” from the fourth series, as these stories originally appeared in Scott's Magnum Opus collected volume editions, the first from 1816. With the influential 48-volume “Magnum Opus” edition from 1829–1833 by Robert Cadell, serving as the basis for later collected published sets like Fisher's. In the “Second Series” is the one that includes The Heart of MidLothian, a major Scott novel set around the 1736 Porteous riots in Edinburgh. The story was presented as a collection of stories gathered from a fictional landlord, edited by the imagined figures Peter Pattieson and Jedediah Cleishbotham. In the second series, the central novel, “The Heart of MidLothian, follows crime, justice, and moral conflict in 18th-century Scotland, especially the case of Effie Deans the fictional character in the novel. She is Jeanie Dean’s younger sister presented as pretty, impulsive, and more socially vulnerable than her sister Jeanie. In the novel, she is accused of killing her illegitimate child, though the truth is more complicated, and Jeanie travels to London to seek a pardon for her. Therefore her story centres on an out-of-wedlock pregnancy, a charge of child murder, and the efforts made to save her life, as well as the social consequences of her trial. warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, waverley novels vol 46 tales of my landlord, sir walter scott, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, waverley novels

Waverley Novels Vol 46 Tales of My Landlord, Light brown hardcover lettering in black text. Author: Sir Walter Scott Publisher: Fisher Son & Co Date: 1836 fictionThe subject volume “Waverley Novels Vol 13” published by Fisher Son & Co (1836) is part of a collected edition of Sir Walter Scott's works, containing stories from the "Tales of My Landlord" series. "Tales of My Landlord" forms a key subset of Scott's Waverley Novels, presented as fictional tales gathered by characters like Peter Pattieson from the landlord of the Wallace “Inn at Gandercleugh”. The series spans multiple books across four sub-series, including “The Black Dwarf” (1707 setting), “Old Mortality” (1679–1689), “The Heart of Midlothian” (1736), “The Bride of Lammermoor” (1709–1711), “A Legend of Montrose” (1644–1645), “Count Robert of Paris” (1097), and “Castle Dangerous” (1307). Vol 46 in the 1838 Fisher edition reprints later entries like “Count Robert of Paris” or “Castle Dangerous” from the fourth series, as these stories originally appeared in Scott's Magnum Opus collected volume editions, the first from 1816. With the influential 48-volume “Magnum Opus” edition from 1829–1833 by Robert Cadell, serving as the basis for later collected published sets like Fisher's. "Tales of My Landlord" set five of vol 13 is part of a series of historical novels by Sir Walter Scott, published in four series between 1816 and 1832 as part of his Waverley Novels. They are framed as stories collected by a fictional landlord at the Wallace Inn in Gandercleugh, edited by "Jedediah Cleishbotham." The series includes major works like The Black Dwarf and Old Mortality (1st series, 1816), The Heart of Midlothian (2nd series, 1818), The Bride of Lammermoor and A Legend of Montrose (3rd series, 1819), and Count Robert of Paris with Castle Dangerous (4th series, 1832). Themes of this volume cover Scottish Lowland life, justice, and Presbyterian fervour post 1736. Alternatively, in 3rd series tales like “The Bride of Lammermoor”, advances the Gothic romance of Edgar Ravenswood and Lucy Ashton. Slowly building towards tragedy over family feuds and inheritance.warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, waverley novels vol 46 tales of my landlord, sir walter scott, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library

Waverley Novels Vol 11 Tales of My Landlord, Light brown hardcover lettering in black text. Author: Sir Walter Scott Publisher: Fisher Son & Co Date: 1836 fictionThe subject volume “Waverley Novels Vol 11” published by Fisher Son & Co (1838) is part of a collected edition of Sir Walter Scott's works, containing stories from the "Tales of My Landlord" series. "Tales of My Landlord" forms a key subset of Scott's Waverley Novels, presented as fictional tales gathered by characters like Peter Pattieson from the landlord of the Wallace “Inn at Gandercleugh”. The series spans multiple books across four sub-series, including “The Black Dwarf” (1707 setting), “Old Mortality” (1679–1689), “The Heart of Midlothian” (1736), “The Bride of Lammermoor” (1709–1711), “A Legend of Montrose” (1644–1645), “Count Robert of Paris” (1097), and “Castle Dangerous” (1307). Vol 46 in the 1838 Fisher edition reprints later entries like “Count Robert of Paris” or “Castle Dangerous” from the fourth series, as these stories originally appeared in Scott's Magnum Opus collected volume editions, the first from 1816. With the influential 48-volume “Magnum Opus” edition from 1829–1833 by Robert Cadell, serving as the basis for later collected published sets like Fisher's. "Tales of My Landlord" is part of a series of historical novels by Sir Walter Scott, published pseudonymous as works edited by "Jedediah Cleishbotham." It forms part of his broader Waverley Novels, framed as stories gathered from a fictional innkeeper. The third series, published in 1819, spans four volumes total. Volumes 1–3 primarily cover The Bride of Lammermoor (a tragedy of feuding families in early 18th-century Scotland), while Volume 4 contains A Legend of Montrose (set during the 1640s Wars of the Three Kingdoms, focusing on Highland clans and battles like Inverlochy. The subject Fishers "Vol 11" refers to a misremembered or edition specific chapter in this series (e.g., a pivotal scene in The Bride of Lammermoor), not a standalone volume. warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, waverley novels vol 46 tales of my landlord, sir walter scott, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library

Waverley Novels Vol 46 Tales of My Landlord, Light brown hardcover lettering in black text. Author: Sir Walter Scott Publisher: Fisher Son & Co Date: 1838 fictionThe subject volume “Waverley Novels Vol 46” published by Fisher Son & Co (1838) is part of a collected edition of Sir Walter Scott's works, containing stories from the "Tales of My Landlord" series. "Tales of My Landlord" forms a key subset of Scott's Waverley Novels, presented as fictional tales gathered by characters like Peter Pattieson from the landlord of the Wallace “Inn at Gandercleugh”. The series spans multiple books across four sub-series, including “The Black Dwarf” (1707 setting), “Old Mortality” (1679–1689), “The Heart of Midlothian” (1736), “The Bride of Lammermoor” (1709–1711), “A Legend of Montrose” (1644–1645), “Count Robert of Paris” (1097), and “Castle Dangerous” (1307). Vol 46 in the 1838 Fisher edition reprints later entries like “Count Robert of Paris” or “Castle Dangerous” from the fourth series, as these stories originally appeared in Scott's Magnum Opus collected volume editions, the first from 1816. With the influential 48-volume “Magnum Opus” edition from 1829–1833 by Robert Cadell, serving as the basis for later collected published sets like Fisher's. warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, waverley novels vol 46 tales of my landlord, sir walter scott, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library