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Walter Scott

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Born: August 14 1771

Died: 2020 09 18321832

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Sir Walter Alva 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 realistically, and was equally just to merchants, soldiers, and even kings.

Central themes of many of Scott's novels are about conflicts between opposing cultures. Ivanhoe is about war between Normans and Saxons. The Talisman is about conflict between Christians and Muslims. His novels about Scottish history deal with clashes between the new English culture and the old Scottish. Scott's other great novels include ,i>Old Mortality , The Heart of Midlothian , and St Ronan's Well . His Waverley series includes Rob Roy , A Legend of Montrose , and Quentin Durward .

Scott's amiability, generosity, and modesty made him popular with his contemporaries. He was also famous for entertaining on a grand scale at his Scottish estate, Abbotsford.

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Walter Scott

Walter Scott

Books from Walter Scott

Ivanhoe

Rob Roy

The Talisman

The Bride of Lammermoor

The Lady of the Lake

The Heart of Mid-Lothian

Quentin Durward

Robin Hood (Grandes Aventuras)

Kenilworth

The Antiquary

The Monastery

Halloween

Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft

Waverley

The Abbot

The Waverly Novels: The Betrothed

The Fortunes of Nigel

The Lay of the Last Minstrel 1805 (Revolution and Romanticism, 1789-1834)

The Man of Genius

The Complete Novels of Sir Walter Scott: Waverly, Rob Roy, Ivanhoe, The Pirate, Old Mortality, The Guy Mannering, The Antiquary, The Heart of Midlothian ... of Nigel, Tales from Benedictine Sources...