"Life of Sir Walter Scott, with Abbotsford Notanda" is a comprehensive biography that delves into the life and works of the renowned Scottish novelist and poet, Sir Walter Scott. Authored by Robert Carruthers and Robert Chambers, the book provides an insightful exploration of Scott's literary contributions, his influence on the Romantic movement, and his role in shaping Scottish literature. The narrative is enriched with personal anecdotes and reflections, offering readers a glimpse into S...

The collection "Life of Sir Walter Scott, with Abbotsford Notanda" stands as a comprehensive exploration of the literary titan Sir Walter Scott, capturing the multifaceted nature of his life and work. This anthology delves into the tapestry of Scott's contributions to literature and culture, artfully combining detailed biography with reflective notations on his beloved home, Abbotsford. Readers are treated to a rich narrative that traverses various literary styles, from incisive biographic...

This classic and controversial biography of Scotland's National Bard offers an unvarnished chronicle of the 18th century poet's life.First published in 1930 to an unprecedented storm of protest, Catherine Carswell's The Life of Robert Burns remains the standard work on its subject. Widely revered as Scotland's greatest poet, Burns's devotees were so upset by its contents that Carswell famously received a bullet in the mail, with instructions for its use.

This edition of the great Scottish author's personal journal is "truly a classic . . . compelling right to the very last unfinished sentence" ( Scotland on Sunday, UK).The celebrated 18th and 19th century Scottish author of such classics as Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, and The Lady of the Lake delivers what many regard as his greatest work: a day-to-day account of the last six years of his life as he navigates financial ruin, bereavement, a...

Edinburgh is a city whose history is written on its face. The Old Town on its crowded rock, sloping down from the Castle to Holyroodhouse, has not significantly changed its atmosphere since the turbulent fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, when riots, processions, or public executions jammed the High Street. And the very different era that followed the bloody religious wars of the seventeenth century is epitomized by the elegant streets and squares of the New Town - the eighteenth-century E...

In this critically-acclaimed fictional memoir of Sir Walter Scott, Allan Massie recreates the life and times of one of Scotland's greatest writers,convincingly capturing Scott's humour, stoicism and eccentricity. Combining imaginative plausibility with his own deep knowledge of and love forScott's work, Massie reveals the intimate thoughts of a man at odds with his popular image: good and courageous, but also an enigma to thosearound him.By turns a ghost story a...

William Thackeray called it "the most laughable story that has ever been written since the goodly art of novel-writing began." As a group of travellers visit places in England and Scotland, they provide through satire and wit a vivid and detailed picture of the contemporary social and political scene. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to sc...

The Complete Short Stories of Sir Walter Scott gathers the briefer fiction of a writer better known for the sweeping historical architecture of the Waverley novels. These tales display Scott's characteristic fusion of antiquarian learning, dramatic incident, oral tradition, and moral reflection. Moving between legend, history, romance, and anecdote, they reveal a prose style at once vigorous and ceremonious, rooted in the storytelling culture of Scotland and in the Romantic fascination wit...

Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) is one of the best-loved Scottish writers. Beginning with a series of poetry collections and nonfiction works, Scott quickly became known as a rising force in British letters. But it was with the publication of Waverley (1814), the first of a series of sixteen bestselling historical novels known collectively as the Waverley novels, that the writer established himself as a literary icon. Such works as Guy Mannering, Rob Roy, Ivanhoe, and Kenilworth, among many o...

Sir Walter Scott: Collected Letters, Memoirs and Articles gathers the documentary and reflective prose surrounding one of the formative figures of historical fiction. Through private correspondence, autobiographical recollection, and occasional essays, the volume reveals the intellectual habits behind Scott's imaginative reconstruction of Scotland's past. Its style ranges from intimate and epistolary to public, critical, and antiquarian, situating Scott within Romanticism's fascination wit...

Sir Walter was born in a house which has long ago disappeared; it stood at the head of the College Wynd, and was removed to make room for the northern front of the University buildings. On his father's side he was descended from the Scotts of Harden, the elder branch of the great Border sept of that name. In his personal aspects he much resembled his paternal ancestry, his features being of the Saxon type, rugged, massive, heavy,-almost stolid. Through his paternal grandmother, he traced a...

WALK I. Bruntisfield—St. Margaret's Convent—Canaan Lane—Hermitage of Braid—Morton Hall—Dreghorn—Colinton—Craiglockhart—Craighouse— Merchiston Castle—The Wryteshouses, WALK II. St. Roque—The Grange—Blackford—Liberton—St. Catherine's Well—Gilmerton—The Burnt Grange—The Drum—Moredun—The Inch, WALK III. Cameron Toll—Prestonfield—Peffer Mill—Craigmillar— Edmonstone—Niddrie—Duddingston—St. Leonards, WALK IV. St. Margaret's Well—St. Anthony's Chapel—Muschat's Cairn—Jock's Lodge—Portobello—Restalr...