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Walter Scott

Born

in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

August 15, 1771

Died

September 21, 1832

Genre

Fiction, Historical Fiction, Poetry

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Sir Walter Scott was a Scottish novelist, poet, historian, and biographer, widely recognized as the founder and master of the historical novel. His most celebrated works, including Waverley, Rob Roy, and Ivanhoe, helped shape not only the genre of historical fiction but also modern perceptions of Scottish culture and identity.

Born in Edinburgh in 1771, Scott was the son of a solicitor and a mother with a strong interest in literature and history. At the age of two, he contracted polio, which left him with a permanent limp. He spent much of his childhood in the Scottish Borders, where he developed a deep fascination with the region's folklore, ballads, an ...more

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Average rating: 3.75 · 148,250 ratings · 7,914 reviews · 6,298 distinct works • Similar authors

	Ivanhoe 3.77 avg rating — 100,346 ratings — published 1819 — 1435 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rob Roy (Waverley Novels, #4) 3.69 avg rating — 10,456 ratings — published 1817 — 828 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Waverley 3.44 avg rating — 6,232 ratings — published 1814	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Talisman 3.82 avg rating — 2,816 ratings — published 1823 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bride of Lammermoor by Walter Scott, J.H. Alexander (Editor), Kathryn Sutherland (Introduction) 3.67 avg rating — 2,271 ratings — published 1819 — 668 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lady of the Lake 3.86 avg rating — 1,582 ratings — published 1810 — 415 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quentin Durward 3.79 avg rating — 1,530 ratings — published 1823 — 795 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Heart of Mid-Lothian by Walter Scott, Tony Inglis (Editor) 3.71 avg rating — 1,467 ratings — published 1818 — 625 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Robin Hood 3.88 avg rating — 993 ratings — published 1987 — 50 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Antiquary by Walter Scott, Nicola J. Watson (Editor) 3.83 avg rating — 831 ratings — published 1816 — 376 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Walter Scott

Ivanhoe (1 book)
by

Walter Scott,

Graham Tulloch (Editor, Introduction)

3.77 avg rating — 100,410 ratings

Tales of My Landlord (7 books)
by

Walter Scott

3.67 avg rating — 5,019 ratings

Tales of the Crusaders (2 books)
by

Walter Scott

3.81 avg rating — 2,987 ratings

Chronicles of the Canongate (2 books)
by

Walter Scott,

Andrew Hook (Goodreads Author) (Editor),

D. Mackenzie (Editor)

3.66 avg rating — 337 ratings

Tales of a Scottish Grandfather (4 books)
by

Walter Scott,

George Grant (Goodreads Author) (Introduction)

4.19 avg rating — 94 ratings

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Quotes by Walter Scott (?)

“Revenge, the sweetest morsel to the mouth that ever was cooked in hell.”
― Walter Scott, The Heart of Mid-Lothian

tags: revenge

1362 likes

“All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education.”
― Sir Walter Scott

tags: education, homeschool

1215 likes

“Oh, what a tangled web we weave...when first we practice to deceive.”
― Walter Scott, Marmion

tags: deception, honesty, inspirational, lies, truth

1075 likes

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July 2026 Old School Classics Poll

The Strange Case of Dr Jeckyl and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

46 votes, 33.1%

Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs, 1912, 323 pages

24 votes, 17.3%

Kokoro by Natsume Sōseki, 1914, 256 pages

20 votes, 14.4%

Rob Roy by Walter Scott, 1817, 501 pages
Last read by the group in 2012

16 votes, 11.5%

Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz, 1896, 589 pages

15 votes, 10.8%

Vathek by William Beckford, 1786, 180 pages

8 votes, 5.8%

Effi Briest by Theodor Fontane, 1895, 272 pages

6 votes, 4.3%

The Ordeal of Richard Feverel by George Meredith, 1859, 560 pages

4 votes, 2.9%

139 total votes

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