Walter Scott





Walter Scott

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born
in Edinburgh, The United Kingdom
August 15, 1771

died
September 21, 1832

gender
male

genre

influences


About this author

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Sir Walter Scott was born on August 15, 1771 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Scott created and popularized historical novels in a series called the Waverley Novels. In his novels Scott arranged the plots and characters so the reader enters into the lives of both great and ordinary people caught up in violent, dramatic changes in history.

Scott's work shows the influence of the 18th century enlightenment. He believed every human was basically decent regardless of class, religion, politics, or ancestry. Tolerance is a major theme in his historical works. The Waverley Novels express his belief in the need for social progress tha...more


Average rating: 3.68 · 46,019 ratings · 1,707 reviews · 353 distinct works · Similar authors
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3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 35,558 ratings — published 1819 — 402 editions
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3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 3,393 ratings — published 1817 — 110 editions
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3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 1,441 ratings — published 1814 — 66 editions
The Talisman
3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 580 ratings — published 1825 — 60 editions
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3.46 of 5 stars 3.46 avg rating — 473 ratings — published 1819 — 59 editions
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3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 366 ratings — published 1823 — 52 editions
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3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 366 ratings — published 1818 — 43 editions
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3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 264 ratings — published 1821 — 55 editions
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3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 160 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions
More books by Walter Scott…
“Revenge, the sweetest morsel to the mouth that ever was cooked in hell.”
Walter Scott, The Heart of Mid-Lothian

“Oh, what a tangled web we weave...when first we practice to deceive.”
Walter Scott, Marmion

“Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, and men below, and the saints above, for love is heaven, and heaven is love. ”
Walter Scott

Polls

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HISTORICAL FICTION POLL "A"
There will be a series of polls to begin putting together a potential reading list for the "historical fiction folder". I have divided the books into groups of 15 books apiece. Make sure to choose your favorite from each poll and make sure to vote in each of these polls so that we can generate a list according to priorities and interests.

The Killer AngelsMichael Shaara

KILLER ANGELS BY MICHAEL SHAARA
 
  9 votes, 29.0%

A Tale of Two Cities (Silver Classics) Charles Dickens

THE TALE OF TWO CITIES BY CHARLES DICKENS
 
  5 votes, 16.1%

Les Misérables Victor Hugo

LES MISERABLES BY VICTOR HUGO
 
  4 votes, 12.9%

Doctor Zhivago Boris Pasternak

DOCTOR ZHIVAGO BY BORIS PASTERNAK
 
  4 votes, 12.9%

War and Peace Leo Tolstoy

WAR AND PEACE BY TOLSTOY
 
  2 votes, 6.5%

Rob Roy (Penguin Classics) Walter Scott


ROB ROY BY WALTER SCOTT
 
  2 votes, 6.5%

The Man Who Made Vermeers  Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Han van Meegeren Jonathan Lopez

THE MAN WHO MADE VERMEERS - UNVARNISHING THE LEGEND OF MASTER FORGER HAN VAN MEEGEREN
 
  1 vote, 3.2%

Ivanhoe (Penguin Classics) Walter Scott

IVANHOE BY WALTER SCOTT
 
  1 vote, 3.2%

The Good Earth (Enriched Classics) Pearl S. Buck

THE GOOD EARTH BY PEARL S. BUCK
 
  1 vote, 3.2%

Johnny TremainEsther Forbes

JOHNNY TREMAIN BY ESTHER FORBES
 
  1 vote, 3.2%

Ben Hur   A Tale of the Christ Lew Wallace

BEN HUR BY LEW WALLACE
 
  1 vote, 3.2%

The Cid, Cinna, The Theatrical Illusion (Penguin Classics)Pierre Corneille

THE CID BY PIERRE CORNEILLE
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

Richard II (Oxford School Shakespeare Series) William Shakespeare


RICHARD II BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

Girl with a Pearl Earring Tracy Chevalier

GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING BY TRACY CHEVALIER
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

The Name of the Rose  Including Postscript Umberto Eco

THE NAME OF THE ROSE BY UMBERTO ECO
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

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