Sir Walter Scott
Born 15 August 1771 · Died 21 September 1832
From Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom · Nationality: Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom · Writes fiction and nonfiction
Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, was a prolific Scottish historical novelist and poet, popular throughout Europe during his time. Scott has been said to be particularly associated with Toryism, though several passages in Tales of a Grandfather display a liberal, progressive and Unionist outlook on Scotland's history.
Scott was the first English-language author to have a truly international career in his lifetime, with many contemporary readers in Europe, Australia, and North America. His novels and poetry are still read, and many of his works remain classics of both English-language literature and of Scottish literature. Famous titles include Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, The Lady of The Lake, Waverley, The Heart of Midlothian and The Bride of Lammermoor.
Quotes
“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.”
Chapter 25 “A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect.”
Guy Mannering, Chapter 37 “O Caledonia! stern and wild, / Meet nurse for a poetic child! / Land of brown heath and shaggy wood, / Land of the mountain and the flood!”
The Lay of the Last Minstrel “Hunger and fear are excellent casuists.”
Guy Mannering, Chapter 46 “If thou would’st view fair Melrose aright, / Go visit it by the pale moonlight.”
The Lay of the Last Minstrel
Quotes from Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Books by Sir Walter Scott in order
Books by Sir Walter Scott in the order they were published, from Marmion (1800) to Hermetica Volume 4 (2001).
- 1Marmion
Marmion1800 - 2Redgauntlet
Redgauntlet1800 - 3The Abbot
The Abbot1800 - 4The Fair Maid of Perth
The Fair Maid of Perth1800 - 5The Fortunes of Nigel
The Fortunes of Nigel1800 - 6The Monastery
The Monastery1800 - 7The Pirate
The Pirate1800 - 8The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott
The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott1800 - 9Waverley Novels
Waverley Novels1800 - 10Waverley, or, "'Tis Sixty Years Since"
Waverley, or, "'Tis Sixty Years Since"1800 - 11The Lay of the Last Minstrel
The Lay of the Last Minstrel1805 - 12The Lady of the Lake
The Lady of the Lake1810 - 13Guy Mannering
Guy Mannering1815 - 14Old Mortality
Old Mortality1816 - 15The Antiquary
The Antiquary1816 - 16Rob Roy
Rob Roy1817 - 17Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe1819 - 18The Bride of Lammermoor
The Bride of Lammermoor1819 - 19Kenilworth
Kenilworth1821 - 20The Talisman
The Talisman1825 - 21Tales of a Grandfather
Tales of a Grandfather1827 - 22Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft
Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft1830 - 23Hermetica Volume 2
Hermetica Volume 22001 - 24Hermetica Volume 4
Hermetica Volume 42001