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4 unusual facts about Guy Mannering


Andrew Crosbie

An office-bearer ('Assassin') of The Poker Club, and a friend of Boswell and Johnson, Crosbie was the basis of the character Councillor Pleydell in Sir Walter Scotts's novel Guy Mannering.

Guy Mannering

The inn was later revealed by Scott to be based upon Mumps Hall in Gilsland.

Daniel Terry, an English playwright and friend of Scott, wrote an adaptation of the work for the stage for which Henry Bishop provided the music.

Jean Gordon

Jean Gordon (Gypsy) (died 1746) famous Gypsy queen, the basis for the character Meg Merrilies in Sir Walter Scott's novel Guy Mannering



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