Scotland's Pariah : The Life and Work of John Pinkerton, 1758-1826

__Scotland’s Pariah__ is the first book to examine the remarkable life of John Pinkerton: antiquarian, poet, forger, cartographer, historian, serial adulterer, bigamist, and religious skeptic.

Scotland’s Pariah is the first book to examine the remarkable life of John Pinkerton: antiquarian, poet, forger, cartographer, historian, serial adulterer, bigamist, and religious skeptic. A pugnacious and persistent man of letters who knew and was admired by literary masters such as Edward Gibbon, Horace Walpole, and William Godwin, Pinkerton’s life was full of personal and professional misadventures.

Patrick O’Flaherty’s biography presents an engrossing account of Pinkerton’s life and works from his early years in Scotland to his Parisian exile, covering his major editorial, antiquarian, and geographic works. Examining Pinkerton’s involvement in the London literary scene, his conflicted relationship with the rise of Celtic nationalism, and his response to early literary romanticism, Scotland’s Pariah is a shrewd and compassionate evaluation of an astonishing literary life.

Scotland's Pariah Is The First Book To Examine The Remarkable Life Of John Pinkerton: Antiquarian, Poet, Forger, Cartographer, Historian, Serial Adulterer, Bigamist, And Religious Skeptic. 1. Youth, 1758-1781 -- 2. Finding His Way, 1782-1789 -- 3. The Great Work, 1790-1797 -- 4. Reviewer And Geographer, 1798-1802 -- 5. Paris Interlude, 1802-1805 -- 6. The Dishonoured Veteran, 1806-1814 -- 7. A Banished Man, 1815-1826. Patrick O'flaherty. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Contents 7 Preface 9 Abbreviations 11 Permissions 13 1. Youth, 1758–1781 15 2. Finding His Way, 1782–1789 30 3. The Great Work, 1790–1797 73 4. Reviewer and Geographer, 1798–1802 108 5. Paris Interlude, 1802–1805 138 6. The Dishonoured Veteran, 1806–1814 151 7. A Banished Man, 1815–1826 192 Notes 205 Bibliography 277 Index 311