Walter Scott

  • Known for: Writer
  • Date of birth: 1771. August 16.
  • Place of birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832), was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, playwright and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature, notably the novels Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, Waverley, Old Mortality, The Heart of Mid-Lothian and The Bride of Lammermoor, and the narra...

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