understood only by the many students who have known his kindness.

MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE,
June, 1907.




CONTENTS


CHAPTER I.

Introduction: An Outline of Scott's Literary Career 1


CHAPTER II.

Scott's Qualifications as Critic 9


CHAPTER III.

Scott's Work as Student and Editor in the Field of Literary History

1. The Mediaeval Period
(a) Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border 17
(b) Studies in the Romances 32
(c) Other Studies in Mediaeval Literature 40