- ...in short, St. Ronan’s Well gives us a rough idea of what might have happened if Jane Austen had written Wuthering Heights [Pearson, Walter Scott (New York...
- In addition to the time he spent writing, Sir Walter Scott held a variety of occupations during his lifetime.
- Walter Scott Known for popular historical novels such as Ivanhoe and The Pirate, writer and poet Sir Walter Scott was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1771.
- Walter Scott became a baronet of Abbotsford in the County of Roxburgh, Scotland, on 22 April 1820; the title became extinct on his son's death in 1847.
- One of the earliest occurrences of Sir Walter Scott being referred to as the “Wizard of the North” was in the periodical The Literary Gazette on July 14th, 1821.
- His father Walter Scott was a solicitor and his mother Anne was the daughter of professor of medicine. While a child, Scott contracted polio.
- SIR WALTER SCOTT, Bart. (1771-1832), Scottish poet and novelist, was born at Edinburgh on the 15th of August 1771.
- As one of the leading figures of the Romantic literary movement, Sir Walter Scott’s prolific output has left an indelible mark on the world of literature.
- The life and times of Sir Walter Scott who was a Nineteenth Century Scottish novelist famous for his historical fiction such as “Ivanhoe”.
- On August 15, 1771, Scottish historical novelist, poet, playwright, and historian Sir Walter Scott was born. He was one of the most widely read authors of his time...