{"date":"September 6","id":"09-06","intro":["Many sons of Scotland have striven eagerly for the great place held by Sir Walter Scott. Carlyle describes the qualities that combined to make him the idol of his people and the master of historical romance."],"minutes":24,"readings":[{"author":"Thomas Carlyle","end":403,"start":393,"volume":25,"work":"Sir Walter Scott"}],"slug":"september-6","status":"proofread","title":"The Pride of All Scotchmen","url":"/harvard-classics/september-6/","words":4715}