The Journal of Sir Walter Scott: From the Original Manuscript at Abbotsford

Sir Walter Scott's private journal, printed from the manuscript at Abbotsford, is one of the great diaries in English, candid, courageous and moving as the celebrated novelist faces ruin and works…

At a glance Few writers have recorded their own reversal of fortune with such steady hand. Here is Scott at his desk in the dark years, refusing self-pity, keeping faith with his… What it's about This is the personal journal that Sir Walter Scott kept in his later… It covers the period in which the beloved author of the Waverley novels was engulfed by…

This is the personal journal that Sir Walter Scott kept in his later years, transcribed from the original manuscript held at his home, Abbotsford.