Walter Scott
· 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.
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Early Life
was born August 15 1771 in College Wynd, in Old Town of Edinburgh to a solicitor
Caught polio and survived however he lost use of his right leg
Sent to Sandyknowe , his grandparents farm, in order to restore his health
Taught to read by his aunt Jenny, who influenced the speech patterns and tales/legends which he used in later works
given private tutoring in arithmetic and writing by James Mitchell
attended grammar school in Sandyknowe and met James Ballantyne who later became his business partner
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