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Sir Walter Scott was born to parents Anne Rutherford and Walter Scott in August 1771. He spent the majority of his life teetering between practicality and his love of history and poetry. Eventually, Scott became a famous novelist who worked as a lawyer to make a living. Having suffered many challenges to do with health, money, and love in his life, it is almost obvious that Sir Walter Scott be declared by historians the pioneer of the historical novel.
In the prime of his career, there weren't many in England, Scotland, or America who needed to ask the question "who is Sir Walter Scott?". Although incredibly popular in the 19th century, Scott's fame has fallen off in recent years. His legacy as the man who wrote novels when no one else wanted to still lasts today, though, and many monuments stand in his honor.
Sir Walter Scott, born in Edinburgh in 1771, spent the majority of his early childhood in a cramped apartment with his parents Anne and Walter. Little airflow and cleanliness in the apartment building attributed to six of Scott's siblings passing away. Scott himself contracted Polio as a young boy, resulting in his right leg becoming lame, which would remain this way for the rest of Scott's life.
In an effort to save their child from further ailments, the Scotts sent Sir Walter Scott to live near the Scottish Borders with his grandparents and Aunt Jenny at the age of two. Scott spent his days in the country recovering from poor health, and his aunt read poetry and historical stories to him during this time. His grandparents also told the young boy stories of Scotland's past wars and battles with England. This all contributed to Scott's deep love of poetry, storytelling, and the history of Scotland.
At the age of twelve, Sir Walter Scott studied classics at the University of Edinburgh. Later in life, he would return to school and obtain a degree in Law. During his break from poetry, Scott had a quick love affair with Charlotte Carpentier which resulted in a happy thirty-year-long marriage between the two. Scott fell in love with writing again in 1809 when he joined friend James Ballantyne at the James Ballantyne & Co. printing house.
Later becoming popular in Scotland, England, and America, Sir Walter Scott has been accredited with very heavily influencing the American South's sense of identity and longing for the antebellum and anti-industrialization lifestyle. Scott's novels such as Ivanhoe would go on to influence American Southerners so much that American writer Mark Twain would eventually accuse Sir Walter Scott of starting the American Civil War.
Sir Walter Scott began his writing career writing the popular epic poems of his time. Walter Scott's poems followed Scottish Border tales and folklore. His work was heavily influenced by the stories and poetry read to him in his childhood, and Scott became popular for his addition of personal love affairs to harsh military stories.
Later, Scott found that his works needed a more loose and free form of writing, and he expanded his epic poetry into novels. Novels were not at all popular in the 19th century, generally considered boring or a waste of words by the rest of society. Despite this, Sir Walter Scott went on to create his own form: the modern historical novel. These novels featured the recognizable names, families, and events of (usually Scottish) history with added flairs of romance and speculated personalities.
Scott wrote and published these first novels anonymously, known as 'the author of Waverley', Waverley, sometimes spelled 'Waverly', being his first widely popular novel. Scott would take advantage of the success of his first novel and eventually expand it into The Waverly Series. His anonymity was not altogether so anonymous because by the time Scott came out publicly as the author of Waverly the public was not at all surprised and, in fact, placed quite the damper on his announcement. Scott became so popular for his writing that he was offered the title of England's Poet Laureate in 1813. He declined the position.
Sir Walter Scott died in September of 1832. He was buried next to his wife at Dryburgh Abbey. Scott had suffered a stroke the year before his death and many monetary struggles the previous years which left him in debt even after death. Before he died, Scott wrote many novels, the proceeds of which would go to his creditors, in hopes of eventually paying off said debts with his books. This worked, and Scott's novels saved his estate from being overtaken by creditors, placing it into the hands of his family.
Scott's influence on the world cannot be easily summed up in a short paragraph. He left many novels and poems behind, but he was also highly praised in Scotland for his contribution to their worldwide recognition. Sir Walter Scott was a lover of the arts and architecture, influencing the revival of Medieval architecture and home art.
Today, while his novels are no longer so popular as they once were, statues and monuments for Sir Walter Scott range from Edinburgh, Scotland all the way to New York, USA. The man left a lasting mark on the world and, today polarizes many scholars.