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Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John Gibson Lockhart
SeriesMemoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart 7 Volume Set
Series part Volume No. Volume 1
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:438
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreMemoirs
Literary studies - c 1800 to c 1900
Literary studies - poetry and poets
Literary studies - fiction, novelists and prose writers
ISBN/Barcode 9781108056977
ClassificationsDewey:828.709
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 1 Plates, black and white; 1 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 15 November 2012
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

As son-in-law and literary executor to Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), John Gibson Lockhart (1794-1854) was uniquely placed to produce a definitive biography of the great poet and novelist. First published in 1837-8, shortly after Scott's death, this celebrated seven-volume work is based on personal memories, correspondence, and Scott's own autobiographical sketches. Wide-ranging in his purview, Lockhart is also detailed in his descriptions: the Aberdeen Journal of the day observed that the volumes trace Scott's life and literary efforts with 'the most minute distinctness'. Volume 1 opens with Scott's brief autobiography, written in 1808 and revised in 1825. Lockhart's biography proper opens with Scott's birth in 1771, provides an account of his education, and concludes here with his first contributions to the Edinburgh Review in 1804.