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]
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| Author | John Gibson Lockhart |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | William Blackwood |
Publication date | 1824 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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References
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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.
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