| 1771 | born August 15 in Edinburgh, Scotland |
| 1792 | admitted to the bar and began practicing law |
| 1797 | married Margaret Charlotte Charpentier (French) |
| had four children: two sons and two daughters | |
| 1819 | Ivanhoe published |
| 1820 | was made a baronet |
| 1826 | financial crisis hits and is deep in debt |
| 1826 | wife died |
| 1832 | died September 21 |
| debts are eventually paid off with proceeds from his writings |
Sir Walter Scott - Scottish Novelist
3 pages - Numerous links and resources provided by Lucidcafe.com: short biographical sketch, Books by Scott, Books about Scott, Etexts of Scott's work, etc.
infoplease.com - Scott, Sir Walter
6 pages - encylopedia entry on life, works, assessment, bibliography
Sir Walter Scott
2 pages - biographical information and also a list of selected works and suggested readings
Scottish Writers - Sir Walter Scott
1 page - painting of Sir Walter Scott, Scott's House in Edinburgh, four lines of text
Sir Walter Scott Page
San Antonio College LitWeb
picture of Scott, some links
Famous Scot - Sir Walter Scott
biographical information, list of works
