Walter Scott

WALTER SCOTT (1771-1832) 

The lay of the last minstrel: a poem 

London : Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, Paternoster-Row, and A. Constable and Co., Edinburgh ; by James Ballantyne, Edinburgh, 1806 

First published in 1805, this is the 3rd edition 

WALTER SCOTT (1771-1832) 

Marmion: a tale of Flodden Field 

Edinburgh: Archibald Constable, 1810 

First published in 1808, this is the second edition. 

WALTER SCOTT (1771-1832) 

Halidon Hill: a dramatic sketch from Scottish history 

Edinburgh: Archibald Constable, 1822 

A dramatic poem about the 15th century Scottish knight Swinton who fought in battle at Homildon Hill. Halidon Hill was originally written for Joanna Baillie’s anthology Collection of Poems. It proved too lengthy for inclusion and was eventually published separately. A shorter piece appeared in Baillie’s book. 

WALTER SCOTT (1771-1832) 

The poetical works of Sir Walter Scott with a sketch of his life 

Philadelphia: J. Crissy and J. Grigg, 1831 

JOHN GIBSON LOCKHART (1794-1854) 

Memoirs of the life of Sir Walter Scott 

Edinburgh: Cadell, 1837-1838 

In 7 volumes. This biography has been called the second most admirable in the English language, after Boswell’s Life of Johnson. It published a great number of Scott’s letters, including for example, the 1805 letter from William Wordsworth, on Scott’s edition of Dryden. Scott was the first English-language author to have a truly international career in his lifetime, with many contemporary readers in Europe, Australia, and North America.