George Brisbane Scott Douglas (1856–1935) was a Scottish poet and writer, as well as a Baronet. He was born on 22 December 1856 in Gibraltar. His mother, Dona Sanchez de Pina, was a native of Gibraltar. He never married and he combined the running of a large country estate with his literary and academic endeavours. He authored some of his books under the name of Sir George Douglas.

Works

• Poems (1880)
• The Fireside Tragedy (1896)
• New Border Tales (1892)
• Poems of a Country Gentleman (1897)
• History of Border Counties: Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles (1899) William Blackwood & Sons
• "Scottish Fairy and Folk Tales" (reprinted 1901 by W. Scott Publication Company)

He also wrote biographies of James Hogg

James Hogg

James Hogg was a Scottish poet and novelist who wrote in both Scots and English.-Early life:James Hogg was born in a small farm near Ettrick, Scotland in 1770 and was baptized there on 9 December, his actual date of birth having never been recorded...

 (1899) and The “Blackwood”

Blackwood's Magazine

Blackwood's Magazine was a British magazine and miscellany printed between 1817 and 1980. It was founded by the publisher William Blackwood and was originally called the Edinburgh Monthly Magazine. The first number appeared in April 1817 under the editorship of Thomas Pringle and James Cleghorn...

 Group (1897) in the "Famous Scots Series" published by Oliphant, Anderson and Ferrier

Oliphant, Anderson and Ferrier

This Edinburgh book publishing firm produced many hundreds of books mainly on religious and biographical themes, especially during its heyday from about 1880 to 1910. It is probably best remembered for its memorable ‘Famous Scots Series’ with their distinctive red and gilt covers. Forty-two of...

. Also The Life Of Major-General Wauchope C.B., C.M.G., LL.D

Andrew Gilbert Wauchope

Major-General Andrew Gilbert Wauchope was a British Army officer, killed commanding a brigade at the Battle of Magersfontein in the South African War....

, London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1904, and other works.

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