Sir Walter Scott: The Great Unknown, Volume 1

by Edgar Johnson

This rare and vintage book is a perfect addition to any bibliophile's collection

Genres: Scotland

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1970

About the author

Author of biographies of Charles Dickens and Sir Walter Scott. Professor Johnson wrote seven other books, including two novels and a 1945 anthology, A Treasury of Satire. Husband of Eleanor Kraus, who co-wrote with him The Dickens Theatrical Reader. He died at the age of 93.

Reviews

[Victoria & David Williams · Rating 4 out of 5]

volumes 1&2 in a slipcase

[Bill · Rating 4 out of 5]

Vol 1 is 800 pages, which takes the reader to 1825. This covers the first 2 thirds of Scott's life. He was amazingly energetic, holding down a job with the court system, building a mansion, and maintaining the Augustan social life which would do in any of my contemporaries. Apparently he was not disliked by anybody, and wrote most of his novels while suffering from migraines.