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George Douglas
1856–1935
A Scottish poet, editor, and storyteller with a strong love of his country’s literary past, he helped bring older Scottish verse and legend to new readers. His work ranges from poetry and criticism to collections of fairy and folk tales.
1 Audiobook
The 'Blackwood' Group
by George Douglas
About the author
Born in Gibraltar in 1856, Sir George Brisbane Scott Douglas was a Scottish writer and poet who later became the 5th Baronet of his family. He was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge, and balanced literary work with the responsibilities of managing a large estate.
Douglas wrote poetry, criticism, and literary history, and he is especially remembered for his interest in Scottish literature. He edited important anthologies such as The Book of Scottish Poetry and Poems of the Scottish Minor Poets, helping preserve and share earlier Scottish writing with a wider audience.
He also wrote works such as Scottish Fairy and Folk Tales, showing his affection for traditional stories as well as formal literature. That mix of scholarship and storytelling gives his writing a lasting charm: learned, but still welcoming to ordinary readers.