JOHN MACKAY WILSON
\d͡ʒˈɒn mˈake͡ɪ wˈɪlsən], \dʒˈɒn mˈakeɪ wˈɪlsən], \dʒ_ˈɒ_n m_ˈa_k_eɪ w_ˈɪ_l_s_ə_n]\
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A Scottish storywriter; born at Tweedmouth, 1804; died at Berwick-on-Tweed, Oct. 2, 1835. He edited for several years the Berwick Advertiser. He was the editor and principal author of "Tales of the Borders" (1835-40; last ed., enlarged and revised, 24 vols., 1869), of which 150,000 copies have been sold.
By Charles Dudley Warner
