Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart [Paperback]

This celebrated seven-volume biography (18378) draws on personal accounts of Sir Walter Scott (17711832), correspondence and autobiographical sketches.As son-in-law and literary executor to Sir Walter Scott (17711832), John Gibson Lockhart (17941854) was uniquely placed to produce a definitive biography of the great poet and novelist. This celebrated seven-volume work, published in 18378, is based on personal memories, correspondence, and Scott's own autobiographical sketches.As son-in-law and literary executor to Sir Walter Scott (17711832), John Gibson Lockhart (17941854) was uniquely placed to produce a definitive biography of the great poet and novelist. This celebrated seven-volume work, published in 18378, is based on personal memories, correspondence, and Scott's own autobiographical sketches.As son-in-law and literary executor to Sir Walter Scott (17711832), John Gibson Lockhart (17941854) was uniquely placed to produce a definitive biography of the great poet and novelist. First published in 18378, 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 4 leads readers through the productive years of 181620, covering the publication of the first Tales of My Landlord (1816), The Heart of Midlothian (1818), and the preparation of the manuscript of Ivanhoe (1820). Using Scott's private correspondence, Lockhart reveals much about the writer's agreements and disputes with distinguished men of politics and letters.1. Publication of Paul's Letters to his Kinsfolk; 2. Harold the Dauntless published; 3. Excursion to the Lennox; 4. Rob Roy published; 5. May 1818; 6. Publication of The Heart of Mid-Lothian; 7. Declining health of Charles Duke of Bl³S