Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart - 9781108057028

Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, BartAuthor(s): John Gibson Lockhart\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108057028, 978-1108057028\nSynopsis\nAs son-in-law and literary executor to Sir Walter Scott [tel], John Gibson Lockhart [tel] 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 6 covers the years 18256, during which Scott experienced literary triumph with the publication of Tales of the Crusaders [tel], continued to work on Woodstock [tel], and took an excursio.