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Sir Walter Scott Scottish Novelist and PoetEarly LifeSir Walter ScottWriting InfluenceStart of Literary CareerFamous WorksFamous Works (cont’d)Other AccomplishmentsSlide 9Novel LifeDownfall to Death and Major ContributionsSir Walter ScotScottish Novelist and PoetBy Sara SmithEarly Life•was born August 15 1771 in College Wynd, in Old Town of Edinburgh to a solicitor•Caught polio and survived however he lost use of his right leg•Sent to Sandyknowe , his grandparents farm, in order to restore his health•Taught to read by his aunt Jenny, who influenced the speech patterns and tales/legends which he used in later works•given private tutoring in arithmetic and writing by James Mitchell•attended grammar school in Sandyknowe and met James Ballantyne who later became his business partner•Nov. 1783,at age 12, started studying at the University of Edinburgh•Began an apprenticeship with his fathers office•Later became a lawyer in EdinburghSir Walter Scott 1771-1832Smailholm Tower “Oh what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive!”Writing Influence◊Work is influenced by the 18th century Enlightenment◊His work is popular throughout Europe during his time period◊Believed every human was practically decent regardless of class, religion, politics and ancestry◊Major theme in historical works is tolerance◊Waverley novels express belief in need for social progress◊First novelist to portray peasants realistically and equal to merchants, kings and soldiers◊Central theme of many novels were conflicts between opposing culturesStart of Literary Career•Began to write at 25 by translating works from German•Became an ardent volunteer in yeomanry where he met and later married Margaret Charlotte Charpentier in 1791•Had five children together•Invested in money over time through various jobs and events like being a lawyer, sheriff-deputy, wife’s income, inheritance and from writing •Founded a printing press with his poetry•Succeeded in publishing numbers of poems over the next ten yearsFamous WorksNovels Waverley*Guy ManneringThe AntiquaryRob RoyIvanhoeKenilworthThe PirateThe Fortunes of NigelPeveril of PeakQuentin DuwardRedgauntletTales of CrusadersWoodstockChronicles of Canongate 2nd SeriesAnne of GeirsteinPoemsWilliam and HelenThe Minstrelsy of the Scottish border*Marmion*The Lay of the Minstrel*The lady of the lake*The vision of Donald RoderickBonnie Dundee*Harold the DauntlessThe Lord of the IslesRokebyThe Field of WaterlooThe Bridal of TriermainFamous Works (cont’d)Short StoriesChronicles of the canongate 1st series: The Highland Widow, The Two Drovers and the Surgeon’s Daughter.The keepsake stories: My Aunt Margaret’s Mirror, The Tapestried Chamber and Death of the Laird’s Jock TalesOf My Landlord:1st Series, The Black Dwarf and Old Mortality2nd Series ,The Heart of Midlothian3rd Series, The bride of Lammermoor and A legend of Montrose4th Series ,Count Robert of Pairs and Castle DangerousTalesFrom Benedictine SourcesThe AbbotThe MonasteryOther Accomplishments¤Introductory essay to The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland¤The Chase¤Goetz of Berlichigen¤Paul's Letters to his kinfolk¤Provincial Antiquities of Scotland¤Lives of the Novelists¤Essays on Chivalry, Romance, and Drama¤Halidon Hill¤The letters of Malachi Malagrowther¤The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte¤Religious Discourses¤Tales of a Grandfather 1st , 2nd and 3rd Series¤The Doom of Devorgoil¤The Bishop of Tyre“Breathes there the man, with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land!” – The Lay of the Last MinstrelPortrait by Sir Edwin Henry LandseerSandyknowes farm as seen from Smailholm Tower Portrait by Henry RaeburnNovel Life•Waverley and other to follow within the first five years all followed Scottish historical setting•Always published novels under the name Author of Waverley or as “the Tales of…” with no author•many years passed and when he could finally come out in the open he chose to remain hidden and used the name The Wizard of the North•When he published ivanhoe he steered away from Scottish history to English romance in 12th -century.•Wrote several books which were sympathetic towards Jews- were written around the time of the Emancipation of Jews in England.•As his fame grew he was granted title of the baronet, which became Sir Walter Scott•He included little punctuation in his drafts and mostly left them for the printers to supplyDownfall to Death and Major Contributions•Around 1825 started to go bankrupt, his company almost collapses•Instead of declaring bankruptcy he traded in his house and income to his creditors hoping to get out of debt•He kept writing and publishing fiction until he died in Abbotsford in 1832•Was buried in Dryburgh Abbey•Abbotsford House was a farmhouse which was developed into an enriched palace that Scott bought over time costing him over £25,000•He essentially invented the modern historical novel•Influence the Edinburgh's central railway station now called Waverley Station•He contributed to the reinvention of Scottish culture•His novels followed the rehabilitating of public perception instead of following southern distrust of hill


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