Daily Junction.mobi portal<p><span><a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/emily-hay-1492841">Emily Hay</a>, Research Assistant in Scottish Literature, <em><a href="https://theconversation.com/institutions/university-of-glasgow-1269">University of Glasgow</a></em> and <a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/craig-lamont-2768421">Craig Lamont</a>, Senior Lecturer in Scottish Studies, <em><a href="https://theconversation.com/institutions/university-of-glasgow-1269">University of Glasgow</a></em></span></p>
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