o Caught polio and survived. o Sent to Sandyknowe , his grandparents farm. o Taught to read and influenced by his aunt Jenny. o Given private tutoring by James Mitchell. o attended grammar school and met James Ballantyne. o At age 12, started studying at the University of Edinburgh. o Began an apprenticeship with his fathers office. o Later became a lawyer in Edinburgh. Literary Career launched Began to write at 25 by translating works from German. Became an ardent volunteer in yeomanry where he met Margaret Charlotte Charpentier in 1791 Had five children together Invested in money over time through various jobs and events. Founded a printing press with his poetry Succeeded in publishing numbers of poems over the next ten years. Novel Life Waverley and other to follow within the first five years all followed Scottish historical setting Always published novels under the name Autho r o f Wave rle y. Many years after he used the name The Wizard o f the No rth
education, and their pastimes (hunting, shooting, fishing, horse riding) 57. Nobility/ aristocracy- a privileged class holding hereditary titles; the hereditary aristocracy recognised formally as a social class 58. Peer/ nobleman- a nobleman; a member of one of the five degrees of the British nobility (duke, marquis, earl, viscount, baron) 59. Gentry- in a restricted sense, those between the nobility and the yeomanry, the landed people – lack hereditary titles – used to exercise extensive political influence at the local level 60. Middle classes- about 50-60% of the population, include industrialists, professionals, businesspeople (white-collar; salary) and shop-owners (self-employed). 61. Working class(es)- agricultural, mine and factory workers (blue-collar; wages). 62. Lower classes- Lower class (occasionally described as working class) are those employed in
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