Stanzas to the memory of Sir Walter Scott..
Simms, Edward,1803-1897.
Simms, Edward,1803-1897,inscriber.StEdNL
Markland, J. H.(James Heywood),1788-1864,former owner.StEdNL
[Malvern? : s.n.,
1839]
A rare elegy to Sir Walter Scott, apparently printed seven years after his death, and circulated privately. Signed E. S. at the end.
This is a presentation copy, inscribed on the first page "J. H. Markland Esqre. with the author's best respects". Below that in the hand of the recipient "The Revd. Edwd. Simms - curate of Malvern / August 1839". There is no reason to doubt that Simms is the author, as the poem is signed "E. S." at the end, and the recipient ought to have known. James Heywood Markland (1788-1864) was a successful solicitor, a noted book collector and a very early member of the Roxburghe Club: he was also one of the committee established in 1832 to raise money for a commemoration to Scott.
Scott, Walter, 1771-1832
England Malvern.