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Walter Scott

Walter Scott

Walter Scott (1771–1832) was a Scottish novelist, poet and playwright.

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Novels

#First publishedBookKindRead
11814
Waverley; or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since

A young English officer is drawn into Scotland’s Jacobite rising.

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21815
Guy Mannering; or, The Astrologer

A child's disappearance puts a Scottish family's inheritance at risk.

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31816
The Antiquary — Complete

A Scottish collector becomes entangled in romance and family secrets.

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41817
Rob Roy — Complete

A merchant’s son faces family treachery and rebellion in Scotland.

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51819
The Bride of Lammermoor

Two lovers face a family feud and an arranged marriage.

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61819
Ivanhoe: A Romance

A disinherited knight returns to an England divided by conquest.

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71819
A Legend of Montrose

A soldier seeks paid service as Scotland falls into civil war.

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81820
The Monastery

Families near a Scottish abbey face religious and social change.

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91821
Kenilworth

A secret marriage threatens a nobleman's ambitions at Elizabeth's court.

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101821
The Pirate

A shipwrecked captain unsettles island friendships and brings romantic rivalry.

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111822
The Fortunes of Nigel

A Scottish nobleman seeks repayment from the king in London.

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121823
Quentin Durward

A young Scot faces royal plots in medieval France.

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131825
The Talisman

A Scottish crusader faces divided loyalties and threatened honour.

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Poems and plays

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11808
Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field

An English lord's deceit unfolds as England and Scotland approach war.

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21810
The Lady of the Lake

An exile’s daughter faces love and conflict in the Highlands.

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Letters and non-fiction

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11830
Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft

Ten letters examine supernatural beliefs and the persecution of witches.

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About Walter Scott

Walter Scott (1771–1832) was a Scottish novelist, poet and playwright. He was born in Edinburgh and lived in Scotland, including at Abbotsford near Melrose, where he died. He wrote Marmion (1808), The Lady of the Lake (1810), Waverley (1814), Rob Roy (1817) and Ivanhoe (1819).

Born
1771
Died
1832

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