The Journal of Sir Walter Scott

This edition of the great Scottish author’s personal journal is “truly a classic . . . compelling right to the very last unfinished sentence” ( Scotland on Sunday , UK). The celebrated 18th and 19th century Scottish author of such classics as Ivanhoe , Rob Roy , and The Lady of the Lake delivers what many regard as his greatest work: a day-to-day account of the last six years of his life as he navigates financial ruin, bereavement, and increasing ill health. Laboring to pay off debts of more tha