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Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet FRSE FSAScot (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet and historian.
Sep 19, 2024 · Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet. Born: August 15, 1771, Edinburgh, Scotland. Died: September 21, 1832, Abbotsford, Roxburgh, Scotland (aged 61) Notable Works: “Ivanhoe” “Kenilworth” “Marmion” “Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border” “Old Mortality” “Quentin Durward” “Rokeby” “Talisman” “The Chase, and William and Helen” “The Heart of Midlothian”
Sir Walter Scott was born on 15 August 1771, in a small third floor flat in College Wynd in Edinburgh’s Old Town. Scott was the ninth child of Anne Rutherford and Walter Scott, a solicitor and member of the private society the Writers of the Signet.
Feb 3, 2020 · Born in Edinburgh in 1771, Sir Walter Scott was one of the most prolific and revered authors of his time. With his writings, Scott stitched together the forgotten myths and legends of Scotland’s messy past, reexamining what his contemporaries saw as barbaric and transforming it into a succession of adventurous tales and fearless warriors.
Sir Walter Scott’s early work consisted of poetic romances such as The Lady of the Lake (1810). He later wrote The Waverley Novels , a series of historical novels published anonymously between 1814 and 1832 that were popular in his day.
May 23, 2018 · The Scottish novelist and poet Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) is the acknowledged master of the historical novel. He was one of the most influential authors of modern times. Walter Scott was born in Edinburgh on Aug. 15, 1771, the son of a lawyer with a long family tradition in law.
Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, (born Aug. 15, 1771, Edinburgh, Scot.—died Sept. 21, 1832, Abbotsford, Roxburgh), Scottish writer, often considered both the inventor and the greatest practitioner of the historical novel. From childhood Scott was familiar with stories of the Border region of Scotland.
Sir Walter Scott, as one of his country’s earliest prominent writers, helped establish Scotland’s place in the literary canon. Scott was a prolific poet as well as the author of numerous...
Sir Walter Scott (1771 – 1832) is one of the most celebrated Scotsmen ever to have lived. In his lifetime he became the first international best seller, and his novels are still read in scores of translations around the world, probably more than they are in English.
Walter Scott (1771-1832) had written some of the 19th century's bestselling poetry in English by 1814, when his novel 'Waverley' was published. Born in Edinburgh, Scott was a poet, novelist, editor, critic, historian — the cultural icon of his age.
