| 15 August 1771 |
Sir
Walter Scott was born in Edinburgh |
| Until October 1779 |
He was educated at
home |
| 1779-1783 |
He was enrolled at
the High School of Edinburgh. He also attended Kelso Grammar School during
stays in the Borders. |
| From 1783 |
He studied law at
Edinburgh University |
| 11 July 1792 |
He did qualify as
an advocate |
| Until 1830. |
He was to continue
in his legal career |
| 24 December 1797 |
He married Charlotte
Carpenter |
| 16 December 1799 |
He was appointed Sheriff-Depute
of Selkirkshire |
| 1805 |
Scott's first
wholly original publication was the ballad epic "The Lay of the Last Minstrel" |
| 1808 |
"Marmion" |
| 1810 |
"The Lady of the Lake" |
| 1814 |
"Waverley" which was
to be the beginning of a long and famous series, was ublished by Constable.
This was in many ways the birth of the historical novel, and he brought
it immediately to a fine art which would seldom be equalled. Over the next
few years he produced a stream of titles such as Guy Mannering, The Antiquary,
Rob Roy, The Heart of Midlothian, Ivanhoe and
Redgauntlet |
| 1818 |
He was created
a baronet |
| 1823 |
With Lord Henry Thomas
Cockburn, Scott founded the Edinburgh Academy |
| 1830 |
He retired from the
court |
| 1831 |
He cruised the Mediterranean |
| 21 September 1832 |
He died at Abbotsford |
| 1844 |
Edinburgh's
Scott Monument |