Sir Walter Scott: His Life and Work
Aug 2024 · Luath Press Ltd
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To know Sir Walter Scott as a man is as delightful and fruitful an experience as to appreciate the greatness of his books.
In the bicentenary year of the publication of Sir Walter Scott's first novel Waverley, this is a timely republication of John Buchan's biography of Scott - one great storyteller exploring the life of another.
Buchan's sympathetic treatment of Scott is perceptive, and his enthusiasm for Scott's work is infectious. Interspersed with superb extracts exhibiting Scott's storytelling skills, John Buchan's short introduction to Scott has never been bettered. To this day, he remains the ideal advocate and guide to the great Sir Walter Scott.
John Buchan is the very person to get us reading Scott again, abandoning the superficial media distractions for a grand rumbling rollercoaster of a read - ideal for a stage coach journey, an airport wait, or a holiday lived out of time.
FROM THE INTRODUCTION BY DONALD SMITH
The almost inspired literary criticism of Sir Walter Scott shows Buchan at his best.
DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY
In the bicentenary year of the publication of Sir Walter Scott's first novel Waverley, this is a timely republication of John Buchan's biography of Scott - one great storyteller exploring the life of another.
Buchan's sympathetic treatment of Scott is perceptive, and his enthusiasm for Scott's work is infectious. Interspersed with superb extracts exhibiting Scott's storytelling skills, John Buchan's short introduction to Scott has never been bettered. To this day, he remains the ideal advocate and guide to the great Sir Walter Scott.
John Buchan is the very person to get us reading Scott again, abandoning the superficial media distractions for a grand rumbling rollercoaster of a read - ideal for a stage coach journey, an airport wait, or a holiday lived out of time.
FROM THE INTRODUCTION BY DONALD SMITH
The almost inspired literary criticism of Sir Walter Scott shows Buchan at his best.
DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY
About the author
JOHN BUCHAN was a Scottish novelist, historian and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada. Born in Perth, he studied classics at the University of Glasgow. He became a prolific author of fiction, poetry and non-fiction, with involvement in over 100 books. His works include The Thirty-Nine Steps and Greenmantle. DONALD SMITH is a storyteller, playwright, novelist and performance poet. Born in Glasgow, he has worked in theatre and literature since the 1970s. Donald is founding Director of the Scottish Storytelling Centre, a founding Director of the National Theatre of Scotland and first Chair of the Literature Forum for Scotland. ]]
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