John Galt (1779-1839), Novelist National Portrait Gallery, list of portraits for John Galt including John Galt by William Brockedon, John Galt by Robert Graves, after John or James Irvine, http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/person.asp?LinkID=mp01714
NPG 2515(37); John Galt NPG 2515(37); John Galt. John Galt by William Brockedon Date 1834 Medium chalk Sitter John Galt (17791839), Novelist. Sitter in 2 portraits. http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/portrait.asp?mkey=mw02404
SLAINTE John Galt Novelist 17791839. graphic. Galt was born in Irvine on 2nd May 1779. His family moved to Greenock when he was ten and he stayed there for the http://www.slainte.org.uk/scotauth/galtjdsw.htm
Extractions: Galt was born in Irvine on 2nd May 1779. His family moved to Greenock when he was ten and he stayed there for the next ten years. He moved to London in 1804 and tried to establish himself in business with little success. From 1809 to 1811 he toured the countries of the Mediterranean and became acquainted with Lord Byron , of whom he wrote the first biography. He wrote plays, poetry and biography before discovering his real métier as a novelist. From 1827 to 1829 he acted as manager of a company engaged in the settlement of a large part of Ontario. Some of his other works, especially his Autobiography and Life of Byron , are interesting, but Galt's main achievement lies in thirteen novels which are innovative, diverse, intelligent and highly entertaining. A group of them which Galt called Tales of the West , are set mainly in the part of Scotland where he grew up: The Ayrshire legatees The Steamboat and Annals of the parish Sir Andrew Wylie The Provost The Gathering of the West The Entail The Last of the lairds (1826). Together they amount to a comprehensive picture of life in the world of Galt's youth and for a generation or two before, from about 1760 to about 1820.
SLAINTE 17791839, John Galt, Novelist. 1782-1854, Susan Edmonstone Ferrier, Novelist. 1785-1854, John Wilson ( Christopher North ), Reviewer Essayist http://www.slainte.org.uk/scotauth/scautime.htm
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John Galt Biography / Biography Of John Galt Main Biography Scottish author John Galt (17791839) wrote extensively during the early 1800s, producing novels as well as works of drama, poetry, art criticism, http://www.bookrags.com/biography/john-galt/
Extractions: Name: John Galt Birth Date: May 2, 1779 Death Date: April 11, 1839 Place of Birth: Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland Place of Death: Greenock, Scotland Nationality: Scottish Gender: Male Occupations: writer, essayist, businessman, lobbyist John Galt Main Biography Scottish author John Galt (1779-1839) wrote extensively during the early 1800s, producing novels as well as works of drama, poetry, art criticism, and biography. He also worked as a lobbyist and founded settlements in Canada. Galt's style of novel writing contributed to the development of the realistic Scottish novel in which characters were depicted in their day-to-day lives in the Scottish countryside, speaking in colorful local idioms. John Galt was born on May 2, 1779, in the Scottish seaport town of Irvine, in the county of Ayrshire. Born to John Galt, captain of a merchant ship, and Jean Tilloch Galt, he was the oldest of four children. His health was fragile as a child, and he spent much of his time reading and helping his mother garden. Galt's mother was a major influence on him, and her use of metaphorical language and mastery of Scottish dialect would later be reflected in his novels. His family moved to another seaport town, Greenock, a little farther north in western S.....
John Galt (d. 1839) Galt, John (17791839), novelist, was born in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, on May 2, 1779, the son of John Galt, the captain of a West Indiaman. http://www2.marianopolis.edu/quebechistory/encyclopedia/JohnGaltd.1839.htm
Extractions: July 2005 John Galt Galt, John Eastern Townships of Lower Canada, and he was appointed superintendent of this company; but his health prevented him coming out again to Canada, and he died at Greenock, Scotland , on April 11, 1839. In 1813 he married Elizabeth, daughter of Dr. Tilloch, editor of the Philosophical Magazine; and by her he had three sons. His most famous novels were Annals of the parish Edinburgh, 1821), The Ayrshire legatees (Edinburgh, 1821), The provost (Edinburgh, 1822), Sir Andrew Wylie (Edinburgh, 1822), The entail (Edinburgh, 1823), The last of the lairds (Edinburgh, 1826),. and Laurie Todd (London, 1830). Very few of his writings deal with Canada. He was the author of. papers entitled Statistical account of Upper Canada (Philosophical Magazine, 1807), and Colonial discontent (Blackwood's Magazine, 1829), of a story entitled
Extractions: Home Contact Canongate Become a Member The Book Of Lists The Assassins Quote Advanced Search Browse books by: Author A-Z Title A-Z by Genre by Pub Date New Books Books with extracts Downloads Recommendations My Basket Shipping Rates A B C D ... ALL John Galt (1779-1839), born in Ayrshire, and a dabbler in a variety of business enterprises at home and abroad, chose to see literature as a sideline, but his books are proof that writing was his vocation. The novels are unusually diverse and realistic for the time and place, and their humour cuts close to the bone. The Pot and the Kettle from the member Text type: Excerpt from book Text format: XHTML Text publication date: 25 Oct 2004 About John Galt John Galt (1779-1839), born in Ayrshire, and a dabbler in a variety of business enterprises at home and abroad, chose to see literature as a sideline, but his books are proof that writing was his vocation. The novels are unusually diverse and realistic fo
John Galt - Canongate Home John Galt (17791839) was born and brought up in Ayrshire. From 1824-27 he was secretary of the Canada Company and founded the town of Galt in Canada. http://www.canongate.net/JohnGalt
Extractions: Home Contact Canongate Become a Member The Book Of Lists The Assassins Quote Advanced Search Browse books by: Author A-Z Title A-Z by Genre by Pub Date New Books Books with extracts Downloads Recommendations My Basket Shipping Rates A B C D ... ALL John Galt (1779-1839) was born and brought up in Ayrshire. From 1824-27 he was secretary of the Canada Company and founded the town of Galt in Canada. Although his most famous novels are set in Ayrshire - The Ayrshire Legatees The Annals of the Parish The Provost - his work ranges widely through politics and history. Contact Canongate
MSN Encarta - John Galt Galt, John (17791839), Scottish author, born in Irvine, Ayr County. Early in the 1820s he wrote a series of colorful novels about Scottish life, http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761562664/John_Galt.html
Extractions: Subscription Article MSN Encarta Premium: Get this article, plus 60,000 other articles, an interactive atlas, dictionaries, thesaurus, articles from 100 leading magazines, homework tools, daily math help and more for $4.95/month or $29.95/year (plus applicable taxes.) Learn more. This article is exclusively available for MSN Encarta Premium Subscribers. Already a subscriber? Sign in above. Galt, John Galt, John (1779-1839), Scottish author, born in Irvine, Ayr County. Early in the 1820s he wrote a series of colorful novels about Scottish life,... Related Items founding of Guelph, Ontario founding of the Canada Company 4 items Quotations Scotland: From the lone shieling of⦠Want more Encarta? Become a subscriber today and gain access to: Find more about Galt, John from Other Features from Encarta Search Encarta for Galt, John
John Galt 1779-1839 - Canadian Business History News John Galt 17791839. author, land agent, born at Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, May 2, 1779; dies in Greenock, Renfrewshire, April 11, 1839. http://northernblue.ca/cbushist/index.php?/archives/12-John-Galt-1779-1839.html
John Galt 1779-1839 - Canadian Birthdays More results from northernblue.ca North Ayrshire Council North Ayrshire Museums John Galt, 17791839. Novelist and biographer of Lord Byron. The novelist John Galt was born in Irvine in 1779 and educated locally until the age of 10, http://northernblue.ca/cbirth/archives/480-John-Galt-1779-1839.html
Extractions: Older... Open login screen author, land agent, born at Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland; dies in Greenock, Renfrewshire, April 11, 1839. A Scottish novelist (The Ayrshire Legatees, Lawrie Todd), Galt was also agent of the claimants of Upper Canada for losses incurred during the War of 1812, and founder of the Canada Company and the town of Guleph; also father of politician Alexander Tilloch Galt. Posted by editorial in - Business at Trackbacks (0)
Arts: Literature: Authors: G: Galt, John - Open Site Galt, John (17791839). Novelist and miscellaneous writer, s. of the captain of a West Indiaman, was b. at Irvine, Ayrshire, but while still a young man he http://open-site.org/Arts/Literature/Authors/G/Galt,_John/
Canada In The Making - Glossary Galt, John (17791839) Scottish novelist and founder of the Canada Company. Asked to help people in Upper Canada who sought compensation for losses in the http://www.canadiana.org/citm/reference/biographies_e.html
Extractions: Canadian academic, lawyer and politician; prime minister from 1891 to 1892. An energetic man, he was appointed to the Senate in 1887, serving in Cabinet , and also briefly acted as Mayor of Montreal from 1887 to 1888. In his brief term as prime minister, he pushed for public service and Criminal Code reforms, as well as a reciprocity treaty with the U.S. He resigned in 1892 due to ill heath and died in Montreal the following year. Shipping magnate, railway promoter and financier. Born in Scotland, he immigrated to Montreal in 1826. He rose quickly and within 10 years was a partner in a merchandising firm. From there, he built the Montreal Ocean Steamship Company and expanded into railway building. In 1872, he was accused of buying a government contract to build a railway to the Pacific after it came to light that he had contributed $350,000 to the campaign of the
Author John Galt, From The Oldpoetry Poetry Archive John Galt (next poet) I was from Scotland, and I lived from 17791839. Print or Buy my poetry? View comments? Add to favorites? Poems by John Galt http://oldpoetry.com/authors/John Galt
Scotsman.com Heritage & Culture - Great Scots - A To Z - John Galt 17791839. Born Irvine. John Galt was acquainted with contemporaries Byron and Carlyle, and wrote biographies of both. His other work consisted of novels http://heritage.scotsman.com/profiles.cfm?cid=1&id=39812005
Scotsman.com Heritage & Culture - Great Scots - A Thread Of Pride In his novel The Provost, John Galt (17791839) has Mr Pawkie, provost of a town in the west, describe what happens when he reads the Riot Act from a window http://heritage.scotsman.com/greatscots.cfm?id=726402005
John Galt And The Lizars Collection John Galt (17791839) composed a number of novels of Scottish life, travelled widely, and helped settle land in the Canada Company tract in Upper Canada http://www.electricscotland.com/alastair/canada/library6.htm
Extractions: The Librarys archival, rare, and special collections section can be reached by taking the single elevator or stairs in the south-east corner (past the Circulation/Reserve area) to the lower level where researchers can use materials in the Wellington County Room. TRELLIS , the TriUniversity Libraries catalogue, is the primary tool for identifying and locating materials in Archival and Special Collections. TRELLIS can be accessed through the Librarys home page (http://www.lib.uoguelph.ca), where various web resources are also available. HISTORY John Galt (1779-1839) composed a number of novels of Scottish life, travelled widely, and helped settle land in the Canada Company tract in Upper Canada (1826-29). The collection was established in 1975 as a fitting tribute to the founder of Guelph, and has been expanded whenever suitable material has been available. The library collections had already contained some Canada Company material and this also has been augmented as material became available. DESCRIPTION The John Galt Collection includes almost all published works by John Galt, including many rare and first editions. The library is attempting to acquire copies of every variant edition (including American pirated editions) in the original issue state. The
Hogmanay John Galt (17791839) Novelist, became secretary to the Canada Company in 1824. Between 1825 and 1829 he visited Canada as a member of a government http://www.electricscotland.com/canada/fraser/hogmanay.htm
Extractions: Hogmanay According to Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland (1994) edited by John Keay and Julia Keay: The name given to 31 December (or to gifts given and received on New Years Eve) is generally agreed to come from the Old French aguillanneuf , last day of the year, via the northern French dialect version of the same word, hoguianané John MacTaggart , however, gives a more appealing derivation in his Gallovidian Encyclopaedia "I think hog-ma-nay means hug-me-now . Kissing, long ago, was a thing much more common than at present (1824). People in the days gone by saluted others in churches with holy kisses ; and this smacking system was only laid aside when priests began to see that it was not holiness alone promoted their congregations to hold up their gabs to one another like Amous dishes , as Burns says. At weddings too what a kissing there was; and even to this day, at these occasions much of it goes on; and on the happy nights of
