The Antiquary
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The Antiquary, the third of the Waverley novels published in 1816 by Walter Scott, centres on the character of an antiquary: an amateur historian, archaeologist and collector of items of dubious antiq
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Oldbuck shows Lovel an historical landmark
Taking refuge on a cliff
Sir Arthur and Dousterswivel Searching for the Treasure, the Dalziel Brothers, 1886.
Jonathan Oldbuck
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Jonathan Oldbuck is the leading character in Sir Walter Scott's 1816 novel The Antiquary. In accordance with Scottish custom he is often addressed by the name of his house, Monkbarns. He is devoted to
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…and incorporating verbal changes introduced in the second edition; the Magnum material appears in Volume 25a. At the opening of the story, Lovel meets Oldbuck while taking a coach from Edinburgh. Oldbuck, interested as he is in antiquities, has with him Gordon's Itinerarium, a book about Roman ruins. The book…
"The Laird of Monkbarns Arming Himself on the Alarm of Invasion" by William Allan, engraved by Charles Warren