William Edmondstoune Aytoun
William Edmondstoune "W. E." Aytoun FRSE (21 June 18134 August 1865) was a Scottish poet, lawyer by training, and professor of rhetoric and belles lettres at the University of Edinburgh. He published poetry, translation, prose fiction, criticism and satire and was a lifelong contributor to the Edinburgh literary periodical ''Blackwood's Magazine''. He was also a collector of Scottish ballads.In the early 1850s, Professor Aytoun lent his name as a supporter of the fledgling National Association for the Vindication of Scottish Rights. His distinctive legacy as a teacher has led to him being called the 'first modern professor of English Literature'. Provided by Wikipedia
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Stories by English Authors: Scotland (Selected by Scribners) by Aytoun, William Edmondstoune, 1813-1865 [Contributor]; Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew), 1860-1937 [Contributor]; Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford), 1860-1914 [Contributor]; Maclaren, Ian, 1850-1907 [Contributor]; Scott, Walter, 1771-1832 [Contributor]; Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894 [Contributor]
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