Project Gutenberg 2008-02-02 Public domain in the USA. 76 Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson) 1794 1854 Lockhart, John Gibson Morris, Peter Bull, John Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 5 (of 10) Reading ease score: 62.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. E-text prepared by Thierry Alberto, Henry Craig, Christine P. Travers, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 5 (of 10)" by John Gibson Lockhart is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This volume delves into the life and works of Sir Walter Scott, a prominent Scottish novelist, poet, and playwright, chronicling significant events in his literary career and personal life during the early 19th century, particularly focusing on his ongoing writing projects and interactions with contemporaries like Lord Byron. The opening of this volume introduces readers to Scott's literary endeavors and correspondence as he progresses with "The Lord of the Isles" and begins a new novel, "Guy Mannering." It highlights his relationships with fellow writers, readers' responses to his works, and his participation in significant historical moments like the Battle of Waterloo. Lockhart sets the stage for a deeper exploration of Scott's influence on Scottish literature, his creative processes, and the challenges he faced as he balanced his literary ambitions with mounting personal and financial pressures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Scott, Walter, 1771-1832 Authors, Scottish -- 19th century -- Biography PR Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature 772275 771633 2024-10-10T12:56:16.998195 2023-09-11T05:08:34.515500 text/html text/html 777325 2008-11-18T18:12:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 506925 2008-11-18T18:12:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 611373 2024-10-10T12:56:32.380142 application/epub+zip 624914 2024-10-10T12:56:22.150174 application/epub+zip 363028 2024-10-10T12:56:20.192206 application/epub+zip 955002 2024-10-10T12:56:39.366082 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 931960 2024-10-10T12:56:30.572157 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 650979 2022-09-11T10:19:00.667296 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 695475 695339 2024-10-10T12:56:15.252216 2023-09-11T05:08:32.922483 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 695105 2008-02-02T15:29:01 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 268745 2008-02-02T15:29:01 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 695135 2008-02-02T15:29:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 268585 2008-02-02T15:29:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21799 2024-10-10T12:56:39.511076 application/rdf+xml 21210 2024-10-10T12:56:20.867196 image/jpeg 4599 2024-10-10T12:56:20.530180 image/jpeg 597470 2024-10-10T12:56:17.080193 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia