Sir Walter: 276 books

Old Mortality is a novel by Sir Walter Scott set in the period 1679–89 in south west Scotland. It forms, along with The Black Dwarf, the 1st series of Scott's Tales of My Landlord. The two novels were published together in 1816. Old Mortality is considered one of Scott's best novels. It was originally titled The Tale of Old Mortality, but is generally shortened in most references.

Redgauntlet, by Sir Walter Scott.

Historical novel, first published in 1816. Set in the Scottish Borders, in 1707. According to Wikipedia: "Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (1771 1832) was a prolific Scottish historical novelist and poet popular throughout Europe during his time. In some ways Scott was the first English-language...

St. Ronan's Well is a novel by Sir Walter Scott. It is the only novel he wrote with a 19th-century setting. The novel concerns the rivalry of two men: Valentine Bulmer, the Earl of Etherington, and his half-brother Francis Tyrrel. Both wish to marry Miss Clara Mowbray, who is the sister of...

Redgauntlet is an historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, set in Scotland in the 1760s in Dumfries. It was published in 1824. Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Castle Dangerous (1831) was the last of Walter Scott's novels published in his lifetime.    The story is set in Ayrshire and Lanarkshire around 1306, shortly after the death of William Wallace during the Wars of Scottish Independence. Lady Augusta has promised to marry Sir John de Walton...

Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet, popular throughout much of the world during his time. Scott was the first English-language author to have a truly international career in his lifetime, with many contemporary...

Historical novel, originally published in 1822. Set in Derbyshire, the Island of Man, and London in 1658-1680. According to Wikipedia: "Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (1771 1832) was a prolific Scottish historical novelist and poet popular throughout Europe during his time. In some ways Scott...

The Fortunes of Nigel (1822) is a novel written by Sir Walter Scott. The hero of the story is Nigel Olifaunt.First sentenceHaving, in the tale of the The Heart of Midlothian, succeeded in some degree in awakening an interest in behalf of one devoid of those accomplishments which belong to a heroine almost...

A Legend of Montrose is an historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, set in Scotland in the 1640s during the Civil War. It forms, along with The Bride of Lammermoor, the 3rd series of Scott's Tales of My Landlord. The two novels were published together in 1819.

Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), der "Vater des Historischen Romans", Verfasser von Klassikern wie Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, Waverley, Quentin Durward und Kenilworth, schrieb als eines seiner letzten Werke die "Briefe über Dämonologie und Hexerei" an seinen Schwiegersohn, J. G. Lockhart. Nachdem das Buch 1830...

On the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo discover a fascinating primary source: Walter Scott's accounts of his journey to the battlefield In the immediate aftermath of the Battle of Waterloo tourists flocked from Britain to witness the scene of the most important conflict of their...

Walter Scott est née en 1771 et mourut en 1832. Il appartenait à une vieille famille écossaise et se passionnait pour les traditions de son pays. Il connu un énorme  succès avec "Waverley" qui inventait le roman historique moderne. Avec un nombre important de roman comme "Ivanhoé"...

Marmion is an epic poem by Walter Scott about the Battle of Flodden (1513). It was published in 1808. Scott started writing Marmion, his second major work, in November 1806. When Archibald Constable, the publisher, learnt of this, he offered a thousand guineas for the copyright unseen. William...