The History of Matthew Wald is an 1824 novel by the Scottish writer John Gibson Lockhart originally published by William Blackwood.[1] [2] It was the fourth and last novel written by Lockhart, the son-in-law of Walter Scott. The novel is partly set in a lunatic asylum. It was influenced by the writings of William Godwin and resembles Justified Sinner by James Hogg, published the same year.[3]

Matthew Wald
AuthorJohn Gibson Lockhart
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
PublisherWilliam Blackwood
Publication date
1824
Media typePrint

References edit

  1. ^ Brown p.216
  2. ^ Carruthers p.111
  3. ^ Baugh p.1274

Bibliography edit

  • Baugh, Albert C (ed.) A Literary History of England Vol. 4. Routledge, 2004.
  • Brown, Ian (ed.) Edinburgh History of Scottish Literature: Enlightenment, Britain and Empire (1707-1918). Edinburgh University Press, 2006.
  • Carruthers, Gerard (ed.) A Companion to Scottish Literature. John Wiley & Sons, 2023.