Walter Scott



Walter Scott

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born August 15, 1771
died September 21, 1832
gender male
place of birth Edinburgh, United Kingdom
genre Literature & Fiction

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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 that does not reject the traditions of the past. He was the first novelist to portray peasant characters sympathetically and ...more

books by Walter Scott

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avg rating: 3.64 | 1616 ratings | 159 distinct works
Ivanhoe Ivanhoe (Penguin Classics)
by Walter Scott
avg rating 3.68 — 807 ratings — published 1819
138 editions
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The Talisman The Talisman (Hardcover)
by Walter Scott
avg rating 4.39 — 18 ratings — published 2002
21 editions
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The Lady of the Lake The Lady of the Lake (Paperback)
by Walter Scott
avg rating 3.40 — 20 ratings — published 2005
6 editions
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Rob Roy Rob Roy (Modern Library Classics)
by Walter Scott
avg rating 3.38 — 16 ratings — published 2002
25 editions
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Ivanhoe Ivanhoe (Hardcover)
by Marianna Mayer, Walter Scott
avg rating 3.57 — 14 ratings — published 2004
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Old Mortality Old Mortality (Penguin English Library ; El 98)
by Walter Scott, Angus Calder
avg rating 4.00 — 10 ratings — published 1975
6 editions
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The Antiquary The Antiquary (Oxford World's Classics)
by Walter Scott
avg rating 3.80 — 10 ratings — published 2002
15 editions
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Irish Folk and Fairy Tales Omn... Irish Folk and Fairy Tales Omnibus (Paperback)
by Walter Scott, Michael Scott
avg rating 4.00 — 5 ratings — published 1989
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8 Great Illustrated Classics D... 8 Great Illustrated Classics Deluxe Editions: Hans Brinker, Wind in the Willows, The Secret Garden, The Jungle Book, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Ivanhoe, White Fang, Tales of Mystery and Terror (Hardcover)
by Edgar Allan Poe, Jack London, Walter Scott
avg rating 5.00 — 4 ratings — published 1994
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Waverley: or 'Tis Sixty Years ... Waverley: or 'Tis Sixty Years Since (Oxford World's Classics)
by Walter Scott
avg rating 2.86 — 7 ratings — published 1998
30 editions
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""Oh, what a tangled web we weave...when first we practice to deceive." "
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"Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, and men below, and the saints above, for love is heaven, and heaven is love. "
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"One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled with noble risks, is worth whole years of those mean observances of paltry decorum, in which men steal through existence, like sluggish waters through a marsh, without either honour or observation."
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