A late 19th century view of the now demolished home in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland of John Wilson, aka Christopher North or Kit North (1785-1854), a Scottish advocate, literary critic and author Wilson was a larger than life character. An essayist and a sportsman, he was one of the founders of the right-wing Blackwood's Magazine and, for over thirty years, he was Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. Under the name Christopher North, he became a powerful critic and a notorious figure in the nineteenth-century literary world, his reviews wounding reputations and kil
A late 19th century view of the now demolished home in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland of John Wilson, aka Christopher North or Kit North (1785-1854), a Scottish advocate, literary critic and author Wilson was a larger than life character. An essayist and a sportsman, he was one of the founders of the right-wing Blackwood's Magazine and, for over thirty years, he was Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. Under the name Christopher North, he became a powerful critic and a notorious figure in the nineteenth-century literary world, his reviews wounding reputations and killing promising careers.
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Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
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