Sir Walter Scott (2330 words)

Nathan Uglow (Trinity All Saints, Leeds)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.06: English Writing and Culture of the Romantic Period, 1789-1837.
Vol. editors: Charlotte Beyer (University of Gloucestershire), Daniel Cook (University of Dundee), Daniel Robinson (Widener University ), Sean Seeger (University of Essex)

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Life: 15-08-1771 to 21-09-1832
Activity: 1802 to 1832

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United Kingdom, Scotland (Birth; Primary Activity)

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Engraving by Isaac Moseley Danforth after the 1824 portrait by Charles Robert Leslie, courtesy The Walter Scott Digital Archive, Edinburgh University Library.

Walter Scott was born on August 15^th, 1771, the ninth child and third son of Walter Scott and his wife Anne. His father was a stern and conscientious lawyer who thought literature a trivial subject and advocated steady professional dedication as the means of progress. He was his own best example, having already moved from a farming community to the city and married above his station, and was resolutely rising in the world. Though he would l…

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Uglow, Nathan. "Sir Walter Scott". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 27 March 2002
[https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=5094, accessed 19 June 2018.]

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Sir Walter Scott (2330 words)

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