“Wilson was the clay-footed prophet of the British-Scots middle class. He created a flatulent rhetoric of national feeling as an antidote to either true national cosciousness or will. He exploited nationalism and religion in order to pursue class politics.” Middle ClassNationalismRhetoricScotlandNational ConsciousnessClass PoliticsChristopher NorthJohn Wilson Book:The History of Scottish Literature, Volume 3: Nineteenth Century Source: The History of Scottish Literature, Volume 3: Nineteenth Century