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Sir Walter Scott British Poet and Novelist was the author of: "The Waverley novels" Edinburgh Edition, Cadell Co., 1829 Sir Walter Scott is considered to be the father of both the regional and the historical novel |
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A dramatic Roadshow discovery was this, a signed 'Edinburgh Edition' of the Waverley Novels. It is the first critical edition of Sir Walter Scott's fiction and a very rare book indeed. To top it all, this work is inscribed by the author Sir Walter Scott himself.
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The letter reads: For Mrs Phyn and all the young ladies under her ......cary of education with the best wishes of the author Abbotsford 29 October 1830
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The first novel called ' Waverley" was signed, dedicated and inscribed to the original owner Mrs Sarah Phyn in 1830 and a hand written letter also signed by Sir Walter Scott from Abbotsford 29th October 1830 accompanied the treasure. This book is special because it was the precursor to literary change in the world. In one fell swoop, Walter Scott had invented a brand new style which was to become the archetype of the historical novel throughout the world. This series of books was to influence generations of writers and earned Walter Scott his well earned reputation as the founder of the historical novel.
*Best known works amongst this series. You will know them: Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, Keniworth, the Pirate, the Abbot, Tales of the Crusaders |
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About the Waverley Novels: Published in 60 volumes, this is the first rare collected edition of the book. It has engraved frontispieces and vignette title pages in each volume. 12mo (in sixes), contemporary half calf & marbled boards gilt lettered on spines and decorated raised bands..
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Books in the Series: Waverley Novels |
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Waverley - or - Tis Sixty Years Guy Mannering - or - The Astrologer The Antiquary 1816 Tales of My Landlord - 1st series: The Black Dwarf 1816 The Tale of Old Mortality 1816 Rob Roy 1818 Tales of my Landlord - 2nd series: The Heart of Midlothian 1818 Tales of my Landlord - 3rd series: The Bride of Lammermoor 1819 |
Ivanhoe 1819 The Monastery 1820 The Abbot 1820 Kenilworth 1821 The Pirate 1822 The Fortunes of Nigel 1822 Peveril of the Peak 1822 Quentin Durward 1823 St. Ronan's Well 1824 Redgauntlet 1824 Tales of the Crusaders |
The Betrothed 1825 The Talisman 1825 Woodstock - or - The Cavalier 1826 Chronicles of the Canongate - 2nd series St Valentine's Day - or - The Fair Maid of Perth 1828 Anne of Geierstein - or - The Maiden in the Mist 1829 Tales of my Landlord - 4th series: Count Robert of Paris 1831 Castle Dangerous 1831 |
Biography of Sir Walter Scott:
Born the son of an Edinburgh lawyer, Walter Scott was born in College Wynd, Edinburgh at the top of Guthrie Street and was raised at 25 George Square, where the family lived until the death of Walter Scott, Senior. The young Walter Scott attended the Royal High School and the University of Edinburgh and was called to the bar in 1792. Walter Scott married Charlotte Mary Carpenter in 1797 and moved to a house in Castle Street, Edinburgh before moving to Ashestiel on the Tweed in 1804.
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< Abbotsford on the Tweed, which became Sir Walter Scotts country home was purchased in 1812. Walter Scott continued his legal career, at the same time making his name as a collector and editor of ballads ( Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border ), 3 vols 1802-1803) and a poet ( Lay of the Last Minstrel , 1805, etc.); he was a lifelong friend and collaborator of James Hogg ('The Ettrick Shepherd') and of Professor John Wilson ('Christopher North').
In 1812 Walter Scott became a partner in James Ballantyne's printing business in 1809 and purchased the house, Abbotsford on the Tweed.
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In 1829,at Abbotsford on the Tweed, Sir Walter Scott wrote the general preface to the Waverley Novels as part of the 'Magnum Opus,' the definitive version of the Waverley Novels.
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Walter Scotts study in Abbotsford on the Tweed and likely the very desk from which Scott wrote the letter to Mrs Phyn |
Portrait of Sir Walter Scott
Engraved by J Thomson after J Graham from the book National Portrait Gallery |
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< Sir Walter Scott with his dog Hinse engraved by Robert Charles Bell after Sir John Watson Gordon (Scottish National Portrait Gallery) |
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| Sir Walter Scott with Hinse | Walter Scotts first novels ("Waverley", 1814, etc.) were published anonymously, but he had to use the security of his copyrights, as well as the publication of the later novels, to meet the debts incurred as a result of the failure in 1826 of 'Constable and Ballantyne,' his publisher as well as his business partner. Walter Scott masterminded the visit to Edinburgh in 1822 of King George IV and did much to create the historically romantic image of Scotland enjoyed by the Victorians and later generations. John BALLANTYNE (1774-1821), was the printer of the Waverley novels |
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Bibliography: Sir Walter Scott |
Walter Scott is also remembered for his support for the retention of low - denomination bank notes. |
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Books, Novels and Published works: Books: By Sir Walter Scott Waverley (1814) aka Tis Sixty Years Since Guy Mannering (1815) The Antiquary (1816) Rob Roy (1817) Old Mortality: Tales of My Landlord (1816) The Black Dwarf: Tales of My Landlord (1816) A Legend of Montrose (1819) The Bride of Lammermoor (1819) The Heart of Midlothian (1818) Ivanhoe (1819) The Monastery (1820) The Abbot (1820) Kenilworth (1821) Pirate (1822) The Fortunes of Nigel (1822) Peveril Of The Peak (1823) Quentin Durward (1823) St. Ronan's Well (1823) Redgauntlet: A Tale Of The Eighteenth Century (1824) Woodstock: Or The Cavalier (1826) Tales of the Crusaders - The Talisman (1825) The Fair Maid of Perth: or St. Valentine's Day Chronicles of the Canongate Second Series and The Antiquary (1828) Anne of Geierstein: or The Maiden of the Mist (1829) Count Robert Of Paris (1832) The Highland Widow (1827) The Surgeon's Daughter (1827) Tales of the Crusaders - The Betrothed (1825) Short stories: By Sir Walter Scott Rokeby (excerpt) (1813) Narrative of a Fatal Event (1818) Wandering Willie's Tale (1824) The Two Drovers (1827) The Bridal of Janet Dalrymple Redgauntlet (excerpt) The Tale of the Mysterious Mirror The Tapestried Chamber |
Novels By Sir Walter Scott The Eve of St. John (1800) Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border (1803) The Lay of the Last Minstrel (1805) Marmion (1808) The Lady in the Lake (1810) The Bridal of Triermain (1813) Rokeby (1813) Halidon Hill (1822) Chronicles of the Canongate (1827) Castle Dangerous (1831)
Collections: By Sir Walter Scott
Ballads and Lyrical Pieces (1806) Selected Poems (poems) (1972) The Supernatural Stories of Sir Walter Scott (1977) Non fiction: By Sir Walter Scott The Life of Napoleon Buonaparte, Emperor of the French (1827) Waverley Anecdotes: Illustrating some of the Popular Characters, Scenes and Incidents in the Novels and Romances of Sir Walter Scott (1890)
Anthologies containing stories by Sir Walter Scott A Century of Thrillers: From Poe to Arlen (1934) The Mystery Book (1934) The Great Book of Thrillers (1935) A Century of Ghost Stories (1936) Great British Tales of Terror: Gothic Stories of Horror and Romance 1765-1840 (1972) The 12th Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories (1976) The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories (1984) Great Short Stories of the World (1986) The World's Library of Best Books Volume Two (1989) The Open Door: And Other Ghost Stories (1990) Fantastic Tales: Visionary and Everyday (1993) Vampires, Wine and Roses (1997) 100 Twisted Little Tales of Torment (1998)
Subjective books about Sir Walter Scott The Laird of Abbotsford: A View of Sir Walter Scott (1980) by A N Wilson The Civilized Imagination: A Study of Ann Radcliffe, Jane Austen, and Sir Walter Scott (1985) by Daniel Cottom
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