William Edmondstoune Aytoun (1813–1865)
Author of Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers: and Other Poems
About the Author
Image credit: William Edmondstoune Aytoun engraved by J.C. Armytage from a bust by Patrick Park. Frontispiece from Memoir of William Edmondstoune Aytoun (1867).
Series
Works by William Edmondstoune Aytoun
The Ballads of Scotland 4 copies
Poems of William Edmondstoune Aytoun 2 copies
Norman Sinclair [a novel] 1 copy
Fantastyczne opowieści 1 copy
Associated Works
Dead Drunk: Tales of Intoxication and Demon Drinks (Tales of the Weird) (2023) — Contributor — 30 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1813-06-21
- Date of death
- 1865-08-04
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University of Edinburgh
- Occupations
- professor
- Organizations
- Tory Party
- Nationality
- Scotland
UK - Places of residence
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
London, England, UK - Associated Place (for map)
- UK
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Reviews
(1821).
This story is actually not by W.E. Aytoun, but by William Maginn. It appears that it was actually published crediting the wrong author. (ref.: The Supernatural Index: A Listing of Fantasy, Supernatural, Occult, Weird, and Horror Anthologies. Michael Ashley, William Contento. Greenwood Publishing Group, Jan 1, 1995, p. 94.)
A bell-ringer is accidentally trapped in a belfry while his colleagues are ringing the bell: an overwhelming experience. That's it. I guess that the brief piece is show more supposed to function as a metaphor for psychological breakdowns and the difficulty of dealing with life in general... but still. The overwrought language left me saying, "Dude! OK, that all sounded a bit dangerous and unpleasant and all, but pull yourself together already!" show less
This story is actually not by W.E. Aytoun, but by William Maginn. It appears that it was actually published crediting the wrong author. (ref.: The Supernatural Index: A Listing of Fantasy, Supernatural, Occult, Weird, and Horror Anthologies. Michael Ashley, William Contento. Greenwood Publishing Group, Jan 1, 1995, p. 94.)
A bell-ringer is accidentally trapped in a belfry while his colleagues are ringing the bell: an overwhelming experience. That's it. I guess that the brief piece is show more supposed to function as a metaphor for psychological breakdowns and the difficulty of dealing with life in general... but still. The overwrought language left me saying, "Dude! OK, that all sounded a bit dangerous and unpleasant and all, but pull yourself together already!" show less
Interesting 19th century work - if you like that sort of thing.
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Statistics
- Works
- 16
- Also by
- 9
- Members
- 88
- Popularity
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- Rating
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- Reviews
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- ISBNs
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