The Journal of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott
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"The Journal of Sir Walter Scott" by Walter Scott is a diary kept between 1825 and 1832. It chronicles Scott's catastrophic financial collapse in 1826 and his heroic seven-year struggle to write his way out of debt totaling over £125,000. Through personal tragedies, declining health, and relentless work, Scott records his race against time with unflinching honesty. Critics have hailed it as one of the finest diaries in English literature—a candid self-portrait
revealing both the greatness and vulnerability of a literary giant. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Scott, Walter, 1771-1832 |
|---|---|
| Editor | Douglas, David, 1823-1916 |
| Title |
The Journal of Sir Walter Scott From the Original Manuscript at Abbotsford |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Journal_of_Sir_Walter_Scott |
| Credits | Riikka Talonpoika, Susan Skinner and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 71.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Scott, Walter, 1771-1832 -- Diaries |
| Subject | Authors, Scottish -- 19th century -- Diaries |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 14860 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-14860-1 |
| Release Date | Feb 1, 2005 |
| Last Update | Jan 27, 2023 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 2311 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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