Research on the Lives of Helen Walker and her sister Isobell Walker
Recent, Recent (Social), Recent (Literature & Art), History, Parish History, Antiquarian, Genealogy
TDGNHAS Series III, 79 (2005), 173(4.05 MB)
Abstract
Description of recent research on the lives of Helen and Isobell Walker from the parish of Kirkpatrick Irongray: Helen Walker was Sir Walter Scott's prototype for Jeannie Deans in his novel 'The Heart of Midlothian.' The research makes extensive use of o