WRITER

Walter Scott

1771 - 1832

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Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature, notably the novels Ivanhoe (1819), Rob Roy (1817), Waverley (1814), Old Mortality (1816), The Heart of Mid-Lothian (1818), and The Bride of Lammermoor (1819), along with the narrative poems Marmion (1808) and The Lady of the Lake (1810). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walter Scott has received more than 3,851,752 page views. Her biography is available in 91 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 89 in 2019). Walter Scott is the 144th most popular writer (down from 129th in 2019), the 95th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 91st in 2019) and the 14th most popular British Writer.

Walter Scott was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, and playwright who is widely regarded as one of the most influential writers of the 19th century. He is particularly famous for his works "Waverley," "Ivanhoe," and "Rob Roy," which helped popularize historical fiction as a literary genre.

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Notable Works

Kenilworth
Fiction, History, Great Britain in fiction
1800
Ivanhoe
Fiction, History, Knights and knighthood
The father of the historical novel, Sir Walter Scott invented a literary form that has remained popular for over one hundred and fifty years. Infusing his works with romance, action, and suspense, he brought long-gone eras back to life with splendor and spectacle.Set in England just after the Third Crusade, Ivanhoe is the tale of Wilfrid, a young Saxon knight, and his love for the royal princess Rowena. With his father against their union, Wilfrid embarks on a series of adventures to prove his worth, finding himself in conflict against the Normans and the Templars, and allied with such larger-than-life figures as Robin Hood and Richard the Lion Hearted. A timeless story of courage, chivalry, and courtly love, Ivanhoe is a grand epic, and its place in classical literature is assured.
1800
Heart of Midlothian
Fiction, History, Porteous Riots, 1736
1800
The poetical works of Sir Walter Scott
Texts, Scots Ballads, Poetry
1800
Waverley novels
Accessible book, old, 1700
1800
The lady of the lake
Sir Walter Scott, Poem, Writing
Lady Of The Lake is a lovely, 6-piece poem by Sir Walter Scott. This poetic story is the basis for many later works by other authors, and to this day, still sets the pace for emerging and contemporary writers. This work has inspired operas, has been misinterpreted by racist fools, and even now, it is able to move the hearts and minds of those who are currently present, as it surely will, generations still to come. Anyone interested in making movies may want to give this book a go of it, too; For, although written in another time and era, some things, like great writing, character-building, and scene construction, remain the same. And Sir Scott's mastery of such things is exemplified in this, his, "The Lady Of The Lake."
1800

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Walter Scott ranks 144 out of 7,302. Before her are Carlo Collodi, Boris Pasternak, Mary Shelley, Petronius, Rudyard Kipling, and Robert Louis Stevenson. After her are Dr. Seuss, Eugène Ionesco, Joan Fuster, Elias Canetti, William Faulkner, and Jean Racine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1771, Walter Scott ranks 1. After her are Robert Owen, Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen, Richard Trevithick, Emperor Kōkaku, Julie Clary, Antoine-Jean Gros, Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark, Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg, Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover, Alois Senefelder, and Marie François Xavier Bichat. Among people deceased in 1832, Walter Scott ranks 5. Before her are Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Napoleon II, Jean-François Champollion, and Évariste Galois. After her are Jeremy Bentham, Georges Cuvier, Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, Jean-Baptiste Say, Muzio Clementi, Rasmus Rask, and Friedrich Kuhlau.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Walter Scott ranks 95 out of 8,785. Before her are Robert Louis Stevenson (1850), John Napier (1550), Nicholas Winton (1909), Edward III of England (1312), Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758), and Jeff Beck (1944). After her are Elizabeth Taylor (1932), Paul Dirac (1902), William Harvey (1578), T. E. Lawrence (1888), David Livingstone (1813), and Edward Elgar (1857).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Walter Scott ranks 14. Before her are Emily Brontë (1818), Virginia Woolf (1882), Charlotte Brontë (1816), Lewis Carroll (1832), Mary Shelley (1797), and Robert Louis Stevenson (1850). After her are Terry Pratchett (1948), H. G. Wells (1866), Aldous Huxley (1894), Roald Dahl (1916), William Blake (1757), and Anna Wintour (1949).

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