Lewis Spence

Lewis Spence (25 November 1874, Monifieth – 3 March 1955, Edinburgh) was a journalist, poet, folklore collector, scholar, and political activist.

Publications in Erskine’s Periodicals

The Scottish Review

  • ‘Three Edinburgh Myths’ [essay, ENG], Issue 76, Volume 37 (Winter 1914)
  • ‘A Mythological Relic from Newhaven’ [essay, ENG], Issue 75, Volume 37 (Autumn 1914)
  • ‘An East Lothian Alchemist’ [essay, ENG], Issue 77, Volume 38 (Spring 1915)
  • ‘Folklore from the Forth’ [essay, ENG], Issue 79, Volume 38 (Autumn 1915)
  • ‘The Degradation of Edinburgh’ [essay, ENG], Issue 82, Volume 39 (Summer 1916)

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