Walter Scott
Major theme in historical works is tolerance
Waverley novels express belief in need for social progress
First novelist to portray peasants realistically and equal to merchants, kings and
soldiers
Central theme of many novels were conflicts between opposing cultures
Downfall, Death, Contributions
· Around 1825 started to go bankrupt.
· Traded in his house and income to his creditors hoping to get out of debt
· Kept writing and publishing fiction until he died in Abbotsford in 1832
· Was buried in Dryburgh Abbey
· Abbotsford House was a farmhouse what Scott had bought.
· He essentially invented the modern historical novel
· Influence the Edinburgh's central railway station now called Waverley Station
· He contributed to the reinvention of Scottish culture.
· His novels followed the rehabilitating of public perception.
Thank you for listening..
(tekst)
Early Life
was born August 15 1771 in College Wynd, in Old Town of Edinburgh to a solicitor
annaabi.ee 
