JOURNAL OF SIR WALTER SCOTT

The Journal of Sir Walter Scott is an extraordinary day-to-day account of the last six years of his life; years of financial ruin, bereavement, and increasing ill health. As he laboured to pay off debts of over £120,000, Scott emerges, not simply as a great writer, but as an almost heroic figure whose generosity and even temper shine through at all times. This edition presents a complete edited text and notes drawing on a wealth of other material including correspondence, reminiscences and the memoirs of Scott's contemporaries.