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SCOTT (WALTER, SIR), 1771-1832 --- SCOTT (WALTER, SIR), 1771-1832

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As son-in-law and literary executor to Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), John Gibson Lockhart (1794-1854) was uniquely placed to produce a definitive biography of the great poet and novelist. First published in 1837-8, shortly after Scott's death, this celebrated seven-volume work is based on personal memories, correspondence, and Scott's own autobiographical sketches. Wide-ranging in his purview, Lockhart is also detailed in his descriptions: the Aberdeen Journal of the day observed that the volumes trace Scott's life and literary efforts with 'the most minute distinctness'. Volume 1 opens with Scott's brief autobiography, written in 1808 and revised in 1825. Lockhart's biography proper opens with Scott's birth in 1771, provides an account of his education, and concludes here with his first contributions to the Edinburgh Review in 1804.

Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832 --- Authors --- Literary Criticism --- Biography & Autobiography

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Scott, Walter, - Sir, - 1771-1832 - Bibliography. --- Scotland - In literature - Bibliography.

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Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) is famous for his poetry and historical romances such as Ivanhoe and Rob Roy. As the first English-language author to achieve truly international fame in his lifetime, his depiction of Scottish history and culture spread around the world so effectively that it persists even today. Scott also contributed to Scottish history himself: in 1818 he helped to unearth Scotland's missing crown jewels, and he also led the campaign that saved the Scottish banknote when the London Parliament threatened its existence. First published in 1878 in the first series of 'English Men of Letters', this biography by the journalist Richard H. Hutton (1826-97) tells Scott's story from his childhood and ancestry, through his early years as an advocate to his extraordinary fame and success as a writer, through bankruptcy to recovery, and his final days.

Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832 --- Authors, Scottish --- Authors --- Literary Criticism --- Biography & Autobiography

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Realism in literature --- Reality in literature --- Narration (Rhetoric) --- Scott, Walter, - Sir, - 1771-1832 - Fictional works. --- Scott, Walter, - Sir, - 1771-1832 - Technique. --- Eliot, George, - 1819-1880 - Technique. --- Austen, Jane, - 1775-1817 - Technique.