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Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet FRSE FSAScot (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet and historian.
Apr 8, 2024 · Sir Walter Scott. In full: 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”
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.
Scott became an instant best seller with historical narrative poems like The Lay of the Last Minstrel (1805), followed by The Lady of the Lake (1810), Rokeby (1813), and The Lord of the Isles (1815). He also wrote immensely successful historical novels.
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.
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.
