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John Galt

A Scottish novelist, entrepreneur, and political and social commentator. Because he was the first novelist to deal with issues of the Industrial Revolution, he has been called the first political novelist in the English language (Wikipedia).

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Born 2 May 1779
Died 11 April 1839

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  • Cover of: Annals of the parish.

    Cover of edition annalsofparishor00galtuoft Cover of edition annalsofparishor00galt Cover of edition annalsofparishor0000galt Cover of edition annalsofparishor0000galt_b3e5 First published in 1821 — 72 editions
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  • Cover of: The entail, or, The lairds of Grippy

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  • Cover of: Ringan Gilhaize: or, The covenanters

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  • Cover of: The life of Lord Byron

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  • Cover of: Sir Andrew Wylie of that ilk

    Cover of edition cihm_26572 Cover of edition sirandrewwylieof01galt Cover of edition cihm_58322 Cover of edition cihm_91124 Cover of edition sirandrewwylieof00galtrich Cover of edition cihm_91127 Cover of edition manganesechromiu00boal Cover of edition cihm_27514 Cover of edition cihm_26571 First published in 1822 — 38 editions
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  • Cover of: The provost

    Cover of edition provostillustrat00galtuoft Cover of edition provostgalt00galtuoft Cover of edition provost00galtiala Cover of edition provost0000galt_p6w6 Cover of edition provost00galt_0 First published in 1822 — 37 editions
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  • Cover of: The Ayrshire legatees: or, The Pringle family

    First published in 1821 — 28 editions
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  • Cover of: The life and studies of Benjamin West, Esq., president of the Royal Academy of London, prior to his arrival in England: compiled from materials furnished by himself

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  • Cover of: Annals of the parish: and the Ayrshire legatees

    Cover of edition annalsofparishay00galtiala Cover of edition annalsofparishay00galt Cover of edition annalsofparisha00galt Cover of edition annalsofparisha00galt Cover of edition cihm_24605 Cover of edition cihm_26261 Cover of edition cihm_24604 Cover of edition annalsparishand00galtgoog Cover of edition annalsparishand00crocgoog First published in 1844 — 28 editions
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  • Cover of: Lawrie Todd: or, the settlers in the woods

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  • Cover of: Bogle Corbet, or, The emigrants

    Cover of edition cihm_42429 Cover of edition cihm_42429 Cover of edition cihm_42428 Cover of edition cihm_42428 Cover of edition boglecorbetoremi01galt Cover of edition boglecorbet0000unse First published in 1831 — 21 editions
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  • Cover of: The last of the lairds: or, The life and opinions of Malachi Mailings Esq., of Auldbiggings

    Cover of edition lastoflairdsorli00galtuoft Cover of edition lastlairdsorlif02galtgoog Cover of edition lastoflairdsorli0000galt First published in 1826 — 16 editions
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  • Cover of: The lives of the players

    Cover of edition cihm_32674 Cover of edition livesofplayers1v2galt Cover of edition livesofplayers01galt Cover of edition livesofplayers00galtuoft Cover of edition livesplayers00galtgoog First published in 1831 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: The member: an autobiography

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  • Cover of: The literary life and miscellanies of John Galt

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  • Cover of: The works of John Galt

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  • Cover of: The autobiography of John Galt

    Cover of edition cihm_37704 Cover of edition cihm_37703 Cover of edition autobiography00galtuoft Cover of edition autobiographyofj02galt Cover of edition cihm_39588 Cover of edition autobiography01galtuoft First published in 1833 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: The provost ; and, The last of the lairds

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  • Cover of: The life and studies of Benjamin West prior to his arrival in England

    First published in 1816 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: The spaewife: a tale of the Scottish chronicles

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Born 2 May 1779
Died 11 April 1839

Subjects

Fiction, Social life and customs, Biography, Scotland, fiction, Fiction, general, History, Biographies, Description and travel, Fiction, historical, general, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Children's fiction, Clergy, Manners and customs, Painters, Scotland in fiction, Scottish Novelists, Travel, Acteurs, Acting and actors, Actors, Actresses, American Horror tales, American Short stories, American fiction, American literature

Places

Scotland, Canada, Great Britain, Africa, America, Argentina, Asia, England, Europe, Greece, Guatemala, Irvine (Scotland), Mexico, Middle East, Northwest Coast of North America, Rochester (N.Y.), Toledo

People

Benjamin West (1738-1820), John Galt (1779-1839), Thomas Wolsey (1475?-1530), Benjamin West (1738-1820,), Father Time, George Gordon Byron Byron Baron (1788-1824), George III King of Great Britain (1738-1820), George Vancouver (1757-1798), Grant Thorburn (1773-1863), James Cook (1728-1779), José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia (1766-1840), Simón Bolívar (1783-1830), William Paterson (1658-1719)

Time

19th century, 18th century, 19e siècle, James I, 1406-1437, Mary Stuart, 1542-1567, Stuarts, to the Union, 1371-1707

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Alternative names

  • Galt, John
  • John GALT
  • John Galt, Esq.
  • John Galt Esq.
  • John John Galt
  • John 1779-1839 Galt
  • JOHN GALT
  • J Galt
  • GALT-J

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January 20, 2023 Edited by mheiman merge authors
January 20, 2023 Edited by mheiman merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ids
September 26, 2016 Edited by Jessamyn West merge authors
September 26, 2016 Edited by Agnes Reid Brief bio & Wikipedia link added