Scott Walter: 696 books

In the 19th century, the worlds best known writer was probably Sir Walter Scott, who was one of the first writers to have a following across the globe in his lifetime. The Scottish writer still pops up in literature classes across the world, with people instantly familiar with titles like Ivanhoe, The...

Ivanhoe is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott published in 1820 and set in 12th-century England. Ivanhoe is sometimes credited for increasing interest in romance and medievalis.     John Henry Newman claimed Scott "had first turned men's minds in the direction of the middle ages,"...

A Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet. Scott was the first English-language author to have a truly international career in his lifetime,[1] with many contemporary readers in Europe, Australia, and North America. His novels and poetry are still read, and many of his works remain classics...

"The Lay of the Last Minstrel" (1805) is a long narrative poem by Walter Scott. Scott had spent considerable time in compiling a collection of traditional ballads. He began The Lay of the Last Minstrel in 1802 and intended it as part of The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border. Scott...

Ivanhoe is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, first published in 1820 in three volumes and subtitled A Romance.Ivanhoe, set in 12th-century England, is sometimes credited for increasing interest in romance and medievalism; John Henry Newman claimed Scott...

Waverley is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832). Published anonymously in 1814 as Scott's first venture into prose fiction, it is often regarded as the first historical novel in the western tradition. The book became so popular that Scott's later novels were advertised as...

The Abbot (1820) is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott. A sequel to The Monastery, it is one of Scott's Tales from Benedictine Sources and is set in the time of Mary, Queen of Scots. The story follows the fortunes of certain characters Scott introduced in The Monastery, but it also introduces new characters such as Roland Graeme.

Sometimes you want to read in French. Sometimes you want to read in English. There’s a great option: bilingual books! Bilingual, or dual-language books, are books in which text appears side-by-side in both the target language and English. These are some of the French books to enjoy since you can...

The Abbot (1820) is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott. A sequel to The Monastery, it is one of Scott's Tales from Benedictine Sources and is set in the time of Mary, Queen of Scots. The story follows the fortunes of certain characters Scott introduced in The Monastery, but it also introduces...

Rob-Roy - est un roman historique: Voulant sauver l'entreprise familiale de la ruine, un jeune Londonien se rend dans une Écosse en proie à la crise qui précède la rébellion jacobite de 1715. Sa recherche d'un cousin scélérat lui fait croiser la route du hors-la-loi Robert MacGregor, dit Rob-Roy,...

Sir Walter Scott was a poet, novelist, critic and man of letters, who is recognized as the master of the historical novel. “St. Ronan's Well” is a novel published in 1823. This is the only one of Scott's novels with a nineteenth-century setting. Saint Ronan’s Well is a spa at Innerleithen, a...

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: The Lady of the Lake is a narrative poem by Sir Walter Scott, 1st published in 1810. Set in the Trossachs region of Scotland, it's composed of six cantos, each of which concerns the action of a single day....

The Abbot (1820) is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott. A sequel to The Monastery, it is one of Scott's Tales from Benedictine Sources and is set in the time of Mary, Queen of Scots. The story follows the fortunes of certain characters Scott introduced in The Monastery, but it also introduces new characters such as Roland Graeme.

Ivanhoe is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, first published in 1820 in three volumes and subtitled A Romance. Ivanhoe, set in 12th century England, has been credited for increasing interest in romance and medievalism; John Henry Newman claimed Scott "had first turned men's minds in the...