Sir Walter Scott by George Saintsbury

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29624.html.images 339 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29624.epub3.images 217 kB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29624.epub.images 222 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29624.epub.noimages 178 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29624.kf8.images 327 kB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29624.kindle.images 296 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29624.txt.utf-8 292 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/29624/pg29624-h.zip 201 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Saintsbury, George, 1845-1933
Title Sir Walter Scott
Series Title Famous Scots Series, 15
Note Reading ease score: 54.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Credits Produced by Susan Skinner and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Summary "Sir Walter Scott" by George Saintsbury is a biographical account written in the late 19th century. This book is part of the Famous Scots Series and focuses on the life and works of the renowned Scottish writer Sir Walter Scott. Saintsbury intends to provide deeper insights into Scott's contributions to literature, incorporating new information and criticism concerning his life, career, and legacy. The opening of the volume presents a preface by Saintsbury, explaining the motivation for writing this book on Scott's life, emphasizing the ongoing interest in Scott's legacy, particularly after the publication of new letters and works related to him. It also lays the groundwork for the biographical structure, hinting at the chronological progression of Scott's life from childhood through marriage and into his literary achievements. The text indicates that the subsequent chapters will explore significant events in Scott's life, starting with his early years before marriage, as well as his influences and the formation of his literary identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Scott, Walter, 1771-1832
Subject Authors, Scottish -- 19th century -- Biography
Category Text
EBook-No. 29624
Release Date
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 109 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!