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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 · 145,604 ratings · 7,534 reviews · 10,477 distinct works • Similar authors

	Ivanhoe 3.76 avg rating — 98,901 ratings — published 1819 — 144 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 — 10,317 ratings — published 1817 — 970 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 — 6,055 ratings — published 1814 — 671 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 — 2,766 ratings — published 1823 — 958 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) 3.66 avg rating — 2,192 ratings — published 1819 — 672 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 — 1,550 ratings — published 1810 — 1648 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 — 1,495 ratings — published 1823 — 872 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 — 1,440 ratings — published 1818 — 10 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
	Kenilworth 3.70 avg rating — 1,083 ratings — published 1821 — 40 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 3.89 avg rating — 983 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

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Series by Walter Scott

Ivanhoe (1 book)
by

Walter Scott,

Graham Tulloch (Editor, Introduction)

3.76 avg rating — 98,957 ratings

Tales of My Landlord (7 books)
by

Walter Scott

3.67 avg rating — 4,862 ratings

Tales of the Crusaders (2 books)
by

Walter Scott

3.81 avg rating — 2,935 ratings

Chronicles of the Canongate (2 books)
by

Walter Scott,

Andrew Hook (Goodreads Author) (Editor),

D. Mackenzie (Editor)

3.66 avg rating — 335 ratings

Tales of a Scottish Grandfather (4 books)
by

Walter Scott,

George Grant (Goodreads Author) (Introduction)

4.14 avg rating — 87 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

1360 likes

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

tags: education, homeschool

1213 likes

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

tags: deception, honesty, inspirational, lies, truth

1073 likes

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Polls

June 2022 Old School Classics

The House of the Dead by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1861, 247pp

87 votes, 33.0%

The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan 1684, 324 pp

45 votes, 17.0%

Sylvia's Lovers by Elizabeth Gaskell 1863, 484 pp

41 votes, 15.5%

The Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson 1220, 224pp

32 votes, 12.1%

Waverley by Walter Scott 1814, 491pp

25 votes, 9.5%

Adam Bede by George Eliot 1859, 624pp

22 votes, 8.3%

The Book of Margery Kempe by Margery Kempe 1438, 336pp

12 votes, 4.5%

264 total votes

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