Sir Walter Scott in the Blavatnik Honresfield Library

Last year, one of the most significant literary collections in the UK’s history was purchased for the nation by the Friends of the National Libraries.

The Blavatnik Honresfield Library contains important manuscripts and rare editions of works by Jane Austen, Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott and the Brontë siblings. For the first time in almost a century, these works are now accessible to the public, having been distributed to cultural institutions across the UK.

Watch this video to find out more about Sir Walter Scott’s presence in the collection, and how Abbotsford and the National Library of Scotland are caring for it.

Find out more about the Blavatnik Honresfield Library: https://www.bl.uk/collection-guides/Blavatnik-Honresfield-Library