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Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet FRSE FSAScot (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet and historian.
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May 15, 2024 · Sir Walter Scott (born August 15, 1771, Edinburgh, Scotland—died September 21, 1832, Abbotsford, Roxburgh, Scotland) was a Scottish novelist, poet, historian, and biographer who is often considered both the inventor and the greatest practitioner of the historical novel.
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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.
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Learn about the life and works of Sir Walter Scott, a Scottish novelist, poet, and historian who wrote historical narrative poems and novels. Find out how he became famous for his first novel Waverley and his translations of German ballads.
Feb 3, 2020 · Sir Walter Scott is a Scottish novelist and poet. His prose contributed to the establishment of a national identity based on Scottish folklore.
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Learn about the Scottish writer who created the genre of historical fiction with his Waverley Novels. Explore his poetic romances, ballad anthology, and novels set in Scotland, England, France, and Palestine.
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.
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