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Walter Scott

Born

in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

August 15, 1771

Died

September 21, 1832

Genre

Fiction, Historical Fiction, Poetry

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Sir Walter Scott was a Scottish novelist, poet, historian, and biographer, widely recognized as the founder and master of the historical novel. His most celebrated works, including Waverley, Rob Roy, and Ivanhoe, helped shape not only the genre of historical fiction but also modern perceptions of Scottish culture and identity.

Born in Edinburgh in 1771, Scott was the son of a solicitor and a mother with a strong interest in literature and history. At the age of two, he contracted polio, which left him with a permanent limp. He spent much of his childhood in the Scottish Borders, where he developed a deep fascination with the region's folklore, ballads, an ...more

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Average rating: 3.75 · 149,062 ratings · 8,028 reviews · 5,749 distinct works • Similar authors

	Ivanhoe 3.77 avg rating — 100,822 ratings — published 1819 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rob Roy (Waverley Novels, #4) 3.69 avg rating — 10,489 ratings — published 1817 — 113 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Waverley 3.44 avg rating — 6,294 ratings — published 1814 — 653 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Talisman 3.82 avg rating — 2,846 ratings — published 1823 — 137 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bride of Lammermoor by Walter Scott, J.H. Alexander (Editor), Kathryn Sutherland (Introduction) 3.67 avg rating — 2,282 ratings — published 1819 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lady of the Lake 3.86 avg rating — 1,588 ratings — published 1810 — 1183 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quentin Durward 3.79 avg rating — 1,536 ratings — published 1823 — 326 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Heart of Mid-Lothian by Walter Scott, Tony Inglis (Editor) 3.71 avg rating — 1,477 ratings — published 1818 — 609 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Robin Hood 3.88 avg rating — 999 ratings — published 1987 — 50 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Antiquary by Walter Scott, Nicola J. Watson (Editor) 3.84 avg rating — 836 ratings — published 1816 — 377 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Walter Scott

Ivanhoe (1 book)
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Walter Scott,

Graham Tulloch (Editor, Introduction)

3.77 avg rating — 100,883 ratings

Tales of My Landlord (7 books)
by

Walter Scott

3.68 avg rating — 5,055 ratings

Tales of the Crusaders (2 books)
by

Walter Scott

3.81 avg rating — 3,020 ratings

Chronicles of the Canongate (2 books)
by

Walter Scott,

Andrew Hook (Goodreads Author) (Editor),

D. Mackenzie (Editor)

3.66 avg rating — 341 ratings

Tales of a Scottish Grandfather (4 books)
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Walter Scott,

George Grant (Goodreads Author) (Introduction)

4.20 avg rating — 95 ratings

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Quotes by Walter Scott (?)

“Revenge, the sweetest morsel to the mouth that ever was cooked in hell.”
― Walter Scott, The Heart of Mid-Lothian

tags: revenge

1365 likes

“All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education.”
― Sir Walter Scott

tags: education, homeschool

1216 likes

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

tags: deception, honesty, inspirational, lies, truth

1080 likes

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July 2021 Revisit the Shelves Poll

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë pub. 1848, 576 pages, last read Dec 2018

39 votes, 22.0%

The Princess Bride by William Goldman pub. 1973, 456 pp., last read June 2019

25 votes, 14.1%

Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier pub. 1935, pp. 302, last read April 2013

25 votes, 14.1%

Ivanhoe by Walter Scott pub. 1819, 496 pp. last read Jan 2017

20 votes, 11.3%

Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett pub. 1952, 109 pp., last read June 2018

20 votes, 11.3%

Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin pub. 1833 pp. 240, last read March 2019

17 votes, 9.6%

The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy pub. 1905, pp. 182, last read March 2015

16 votes, 9.0%

Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence pub. 1923, 376 pp., last read Feb. 2017

15 votes, 8.5%

177 total votes

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