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Ballantyne, James

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Ballantyne, James (băl`əntīn), 1772–1833, Scottish editor and publisher. Ballantyne and his brother John set up a publishing business in Edinburgh with the aid of Sir Walter Scott Scott, Sir Walter, 1771–1832, Scottish novelist and poet, b. Edinburgh. He is considered the father of both the regional and the historical novel.

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..... Click the link for more information. . The firm published Scott's works, beginning in 1802 with Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border.


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