Lady Charlotte Campbell Bury's circle
An Edinburgh literary circle centred on Lady Charlotte as daughter of the fifth duke of Argyll and wife of Colonel John Campbell, MP; active from the late 1790s to 1809, when her first husband died. Literary members of the circle included Susan Ferrier, Lady Frances Douglas, Dugald Stewart and his second wife Helen D’Arcy Stewart, and John Leyden.
- Regions: Edinburgh, Scotland
- Scotland
Charlotte Susan Maria Campbell Bury
- 1775
- 1861
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Novelist and diarist; famous for her anonymously published court diary Diary illustrative of the Times of George IV; compiler of a manuscript verse miscellany that reflects her life in Edinburgh before 1810.
Frances Douglas
- 1750
- 1817
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Friend of Sir Walter Scott and Lady Louisa Stuart; member of Lady Charlotte Campbell Bury’s circle.
Susan Edmonstone Ferrier
- 1782
- 1854
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Novelist; famous for works with depictions of Scottish life and sharp views on women’s education; close friend of Lady Charlotte Campbell’s (later Bury’s) family.
John Leyden
- 1775
- 1811
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Linguist and poet; friend of Lady Charlotte Campbell Bury and contributor to her manuscript, Huntington MS 29165.
Dugald Stewart
- 1753
- 1828
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Philosopher; a member of Lady Charlotte Campbell Bury’s circle with his second wife, Helen D’Arcy Stewart.
Helen Cranstoun D'Arcy Stewart
- 1765
- 1838
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Poet; influential Edinburgh hostess; known as a poet for simple and understated verses; member of Lady Charlotte Campbell Bury’s circle with her husband, Dugald Stewart.
Huntington MS 29165
| Title | Untitled |
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| Period | 1791-1820 |
| Archive | Huntington Library |
Lady Charlotte Susan Maria Campbell Bury, ca. 1815.
Many materials acquired through manuscript transmission; full of evaluative commentary.
90 poems.
Very Scottish in contents, reflecting Lady Charlotte's life in Edinburgh before 1810.
| Period | Description | Manuscripts | Coteries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1791-1820 | some or all of the miscellany's compilation period falls within this timespan |
77 | 7 |