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His name and image are everywhere - from Bank of Scotland fivers to the monument in Edinburgh's city centre - yet who reads Walter Scott these days? Stuart Kelly explores the enigma of Scott and the disparity between his influence and his status, his current standing and his cultural legacy in a voyage around Scotland. Born in Edinburgh, the ninth child of a lawyer, Scott trained as a lawyer. After the phenomenal success of his novel 'Waverley' (1814) he produced a string of novels, such as 'Rob Roy', 'Guy Mannering', 'Ivanhoe', 'Old Mortality' and 'The Talisman'. Scott's writing strongly influenced, among others, Emily Bronte and Alexandre Dumas, although Mark Twain loathed it; he named a sinking boat, The Walter Scot in 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'. Scott's management of his financial affairs left much to be desired and he was an extravagant spender on his house in Abbotsford and historical artefacts. He found himself in debt in 1826 to the tune of GBP100,000 and attempted to write himself out of it. By the time of his death in 1832 he had cleared GBP70,000.

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'In a smart, refreshingly uncynical book, Kelly examines Scott, Scotland and himself in an intelligent, lively analysis of a great small country' IAN FINLAYSON, THE TIMES 'A lovely piece of work - the best book on Scott, indeed, since Edwin Muir's Scott and Scotland' ANDREW O'HAGAN 'Kelly engagingly assesses Scott's various works and insightfully sets Scott in his context' THE INDEPENDENT --The Times, Andrew O'Hagan, The Independent

Sir Walter Scott s life and legacy is pored over as the genetic code for the country he created . --The Times, Saturday Review

Kelly s anatomy of Scott, past and present, is a bookish treat and never less than interesting. --The Sunday Herald

'Erudite, witty and challenging.' --Ian Wall, Scottish Review of Books

Kelly s anatomy of Scott, past and present, is a bookish treat and never less than interesting. --The Sunday Herald

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