"17 June 2017 at the Baillie Gifford Borders Book Festival, Melrose. The shortlist was announced April 18, 2018. The winner was announced 16 June 2018 at the Baillie Gifford Borders Book Festival. Walter Scott Prize The Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction is a British literary award founded in 2010. At £25,000, it is one of the largest literary awards in the UK. The award was created by the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, whose ancestors were closely linked to Scottish author Sir Walter Scott, who is generally considered the originator of historical fiction with the novel ""Waverley"" in 1814."
"realistic manner were all combined by him into virtually a new literary form, the historical novel. His influence on other European and American novelists was immediate and profound, and though interest in some of his books declined somewhat in the 20th century, his reputation remains secure. Walter Scott was born on 15 August 1771. He was the ninth child of Walter Scott, a Writer to the Signet (solicitor), and Anne Rutherford (sister of Daniel Rutherford). His father was a member of a cadet branch of the Scotts Clan, and his mother descended from the Haliburton family, the descent from whom"
"Walter Scott (scholar) Walter Scott (10 September 1855 – 26 February 1925) was an English classical scholar, professor of classics at the University of Sydney and McGill University, Montreal, Quebec. Scott was born in Newton Tracey, Devon, England, third son of George Erving Scott and his wife Agnes, ""née"" Ward. He was educated at Christ's Hospital School and Balliol College, Oxford from 1874, where he graduated with first-class honours in classics (1878) and the Ireland, Craven and Derby scholarships. From 1879–86 Scott was a fellow of Merton College. In 1884, after the death of Charles Badham Scott was appointed professor"
"Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, playwright and historian. Many of his works remain classics of both English-language literature and of Scottish literature. Famous titles include ""Ivanhoe"", ""Rob Roy"", ""Old Mortality"", ""The Lady of the Lake"", ""Waverley"", ""The Heart of Midlothian"" and ""The Bride of Lammermoor"". Although primarily remembered for his extensive literary works and his political engagement, Scott was an advocate, judge and legal administrator by profession, and throughout his career combined his writing and editing work with his daily occupation as Clerk of Session"
"series: Other novels: Many of the short poems or songs released by Scott (or later anthologized) were originally not separate pieces but parts of longer poems interspersed throughout his novels, tales, and dramas. Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, playwright and historian. Many of his works remain classics of both English-language literature and of Scottish literature. Famous titles include ""Ivanhoe"", ""Rob Roy"", ""Old Mortality"", ""The Lady of the Lake"", ""Waverley"", ""The Heart of Midlothian"" and ""The Bride of Lammermoor"". Although primarily remembered for his extensive literary"
"Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, of Beauclerc Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet of Beauclerc (17 August 1826 – 8 April 1910) was an English building contractor and publisher. Based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Scott began his profession as a mason, before setting up his own building firm, completing many major architectural projects in the North East of England and notable railway stations in London. His publishing house, Walter Scott Publishing Co. brought classic literature to the masses for a low price. (He is not to be confused with the novelist and Baronet Sir Walter Scott) Scott was born in Abbey"
"was Walter Scott (1771–1832). Having begun as a ballad collector and poet, his first prose work, ""Waverley"" in 1814, often called the first historical novel, launched a highly successful career as a novelist. His first nine novels dealt with Scottish history, particularly of the Highlands and Borders and included ""Rob Roy"" (1817) and ""The Heart of Midlothian"" (1818). Beginning with ""Ivanhoe"" (1820) he turned to English history and began the European vogue for his work. He was created a baronet by George IV in 1820, the first literary figure to receive the honour. His work helped to solidify the respectability"
"of tuberculosis. While the Scottish Enlightenment is traditionally considered to have concluded toward the end of the 18th century, disproportionately large Scottish contributions to British science and letters continued for another 50 years or more, thanks to such figures as the physicists James Clerk Maxwell and Lord Kelvin, and the engineers and inventors James Watt and William Murdoch, whose work was critical to the technological developments of the Industrial Revolution throughout Britain. In literature, the most successful figure of the mid-19th century was Walter Scott. His first prose work, ""Waverley"" in 1814, is often called the first historical novel. It"
"Square as the financial hub."" Walter Scott (investment manager) Walter Grant Scott, is a Scottish investment manager, founder of the global equity management business Walter Scott and Partners, nuclear physicist and rowing enthusiast. Walter Scott was born in Glasgow in May 1947. He attended Eastwood High School and then went to Edinburgh University where he gained a first-class honours degree in Natural Philosophy (Physics) in 1969 and went on to obtain a Ph.D in at Trinity Hall, Cambridge in 1972, researching theoretical particle physics at the Cavendish Laboratory. During this time he developed a life-long interest in the college's boat"
"the engineers and inventors James Watt and William Murdoch, whose work was critical to the technological developments of the Industrial Revolution throughout Britain. In literature the most successful figure of the mid-nineteenth century was Walter Scott, who began as a poet and also collected and published Scottish ballads. His first prose work, Waverley in 1814, is often called the first historical novel. It launched a highly successful career that probably more than any other helped define and popularise Scottish cultural identity. In the late 19th century, a number of Scottish-born authors achieved international reputations. Robert Louis Stevenson's work included the"
"Walter Scott (clergyman) Walter Scott (1796 – April 23, 1861) was one of the four key early leaders in the Restoration Movement, along with Barton W. Stone, Thomas Campbell and Thomas' son Alexander Campbell. He was a successful evangelist and helped to stabilize the Campbell movement as it was separating from the Baptists. Walter was born to John and Mary Innes Scott in 1796 in the town of Moffatt, Scotland. His parents, who were members of the Church of Scotland, hoped that he would become a Presbyterian minister. He spent six years at the University of Edinburgh, leaving in 1818."
"Louse""; ""To a Mouse""; ""The Battle of Sherramuir""; ""Tam o' Shanter"" and ""Ae Fond Kiss"". The most important British novelist at the beginning of the early 19th century was Sir Walter Scott, who was not only a highly successful novelist, but ""the greatest single influence on fiction in the 19th century [...] [and] a European figure"". Scott's novel writing career was launched in 1814 with ""Waverley"", often called the first historical novel, and was followed by ""Ivanhoe"". The Waverley Novels, including ""The Antiquary"", ""Old Mortality"", ""The Heart of Midlothian"", and whose subject is Scottish history, are now generally regarded as"
"Myths are of slow growth, and have always some fact as a foundation. Sir William Scott died in 1655. The eldest son of ‘Little Sir William’ survived till 1707, and his second son lived three years longer. Sir Walter Scott was born in 1771, and the story must have been in circulation and universally credited long before his day. Is it not possible and probable that Sir William Scott was ‘handfasted’ to Agnes Murray in some such circumstances as are narrated by his descendant, the poet? And may not the delay in solemnizing the marriage, necessitating the formation of a"
"and third were in the press. The fourth volume, completed by Professor A. S. Ferguson, came out some years later. Though essentially a scholar and shy in nature, Scott's work at Sydney and Montreal was much appreciated. His combination of profound and wide scholarship with idealism was a strong influence in university and teaching life. He did distinguished work as a classical scholar, but the amount of it was limited by his precarious health. Walter Scott (scholar) Walter Scott (10 September 1855 – 26 February 1925) was an English classical scholar, professor of classics at the University of Sydney and"
"Scott died at Cape Martin in France on 8 April 1910 and was buried in Menton. Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, of Beauclerc Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet of Beauclerc (17 August 1826 – 8 April 1910) was an English building contractor and publisher. Based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Scott began his profession as a mason, before setting up his own building firm, completing many major architectural projects in the North East of England and notable railway stations in London. His publishing house, Walter Scott Publishing Co. brought classic literature to the masses for a low price. (He is not"
"The outstanding literary figure of the early nineteenth century was Walter Scott, whose ""Waverley"" is often called the first historical novel. He had a major worldwide influence. His success led to a publishing boom in Scotland. Major figures that benefited included James Hogg, John Galt, John Gibson Lockhart, John Wilson and Susan Ferrier. In the mid-nineteenth century major literary figures that contributed to the development of the novel included David Macbeth Moir, John Stuart Blackie, William Edmondstoune Aytoun and Margaret Oliphant. In the late nineteenth century, a number of Scottish-born authors achieved international reputations, including Robert Louis Stevenson and Arthur"
"was brought up in Scotland until he acquired his English title. The most important figure in Scottish Romanticism, Walter Scott (1771–1832), began his literary career as a poet, producing Medieval revival pieces in English such as ""The lay of the last minstrel"" (1805), and also collected and published Scottish ballads, before the success of his first prose work, ""Waverley"" in 1814, launched his career as a novelist. Scottish poetry is often seen as entering a period of decline in the nineteenth century, with Scots language poetry criticised for its use of parochial dialect and English poetry for its lack of"
"Walter Scott Prize The Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction is a British literary award founded in 2010. At £25,000, it is one of the largest literary awards in the UK. The award was created by the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, whose ancestors were closely linked to Scottish author Sir Walter Scott, who is generally considered the originator of historical fiction with the novel ""Waverley"" in 1814. Eligible books must have been first published in the UK, Ireland or Commonwealth in the preceding year. For the purpose of the award, historical fiction is defined as being that where the"
"Màiri Mhòr nan Óran (Mary MacPherson, 1821–98), whose evocation of place and mood has made her among the most enduring Gaelic poets. Walter Scott began as a poet and also collected and published Scottish ballads. His first prose work, ""Waverley"" in 1814, is often called the first historical novel. It launched a highly successful career, with other historical novels such as ""Rob Roy"" (1817), ""The Heart of Midlothian"" (1818) and ""Ivanhoe"" (1820). Scott probably did more than any other figure to define and popularise Scottish cultural identity in the nineteenth century. Scottish ""national drama"" emerged in the early 1800s, as"
"his beloved Norwood, West Adelaide, Glenelg and Sturt over a total of 12 seasons. Scott was named at centre half-back in Norwood's Team of the Century. Scott was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1996 and into the SANFL Hall of Fame in its first year in 2002. Walter Scott (Australian footballer) Walter ""Wacka"" or ""Wat"" Scott (2 September 1899 – 27 July 1989) was an Australian rules footballer who represented in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) during the early 20th century. Scott was a high marking defender who had a large influence during a"
"Walter Scott (American cricketer) Walter Scott (19 April 1864/8 – October 24, 1907) was an American cricketer who played several first-class matches for Philadelphia-based teams during the late 19th century. A native of Pennsylvania, he began playing for New York teams as a teenager, but was best known for his career with the Philadelphia-based Belmont Cricket Club, which extended from 1883 to 1894, and included eleven seasons of Halifax Cup matches. Often playing for Belmont under the captaincy of his older brother, Joseph Scott, Scott was a right-handed all-rounder, and, although largely unsuccessful at first-class level, was one of the"
"on 6 December 1939. Scott was above medium height, bluff and open in manner. He was much interested in music, the drama and poetry, in which he had read widely. He had a sound knowledge of his own subject, and was an industrious and fast worker. He did much to bring Australian history to life. He did not always carry out his urgent advice to his students that they should ""verify their references"" and consequently errors will be found in some of his books. Generally, however, they are in comparatively unessential things and were caused by trusting to a usually"
"was born on 8 October 1839, in London, eldest son of Sir George Gilbert Scott and Caroline Oldrid. After a scholarship at Eton College, he began training at his father's office. He later obtained a Cambridge University degree in moral sciences at Jesus College in 1866. During the 1860 and 1870s he worked for his father in his architectural practice. He married Ellen King Sampson in the 1870s. He founded Watts & Company in 1874 along with two other leading 19th century architects George Frederick Bodley (The architect of Washington National Cathedral ) and Thomas Garner. Among the buildings he"
"Walter Scott (investment manager) Walter Grant Scott, is a Scottish investment manager, founder of the global equity management business Walter Scott and Partners, nuclear physicist and rowing enthusiast. Walter Scott was born in Glasgow in May 1947. He attended Eastwood High School and then went to Edinburgh University where he gained a first-class honours degree in Natural Philosophy (Physics) in 1969 and went on to obtain a Ph.D in at Trinity Hall, Cambridge in 1972, researching theoretical particle physics at the Cavendish Laboratory. During this time he developed a life-long interest in the college's boat club and in rowing generally."
"Sir William Scott of Thirlestane Sir William Scott, 2nd Baronet of Thirlestane (11 May 1645 – 8 October 1725) was a Scottish lawyer, known as a neo-Latin poet. He was the eldest son of Francis Scott, 1st Baronet of Thirlestane, Selkirkshire, and Lady Henrietta, daughter of William Kerr, 3rd Earl of Lothian, who married in 1673. He was admitted a member of the Faculty of Advocates on 25 February 1702. On 20 May 1719 Scott executed a deed of entail of his lands of Thirlestane. He died on 8 October 1725. He is buried in the sealed south-west section of"
"between the eighteenth-century novel of manners, where social realities are described with little attention to diachronic change, and the eruption of history in the lives of communities, as occurs in historical novels. Furthermore, that ""Waverley"" marks an important watershed is firmly stated in Lukács' opening sentence, that ""The historical novel arose at the beginning of the nineteenth century at about the time of Napoleon's collapse."" Waverley (novel) Waverley is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832). Published anonymously in 1814 as Scott's first venture into prose fiction, it is often regarded as the first historical novel in the western"
"Walter Scott, 4th Baron of Buccleuch Walter Scott, 4th Baron of Buccleuch (1549–1574) was head of the Border family of Scott and, despite his youth, played a prominent part in the turbulent politics of 16th century Scotland. Scott was the eldest son of Sir William Scott of Kirkurd, Younger of Buccleuch (died 1552), who was himself the son of Walter Scott, 3rd of Buccleuch (who was murdered on 4 October 1552, having been pre-deceased by his son). His mother was Grisel, second daughter of John Betoun of Creich. Scott succeeded his grandfather at the age of only three. His uncle,"
"""The Journal of Sir Walter Scott"" based on the original manuscript. He died in Edinburgh in 1945. He is buried next to his parents in the churchyard of St John's Episcopal Church, Edinburgh. The grave lies on the second burial terrace, down from Princes Street on the east side of the church. On 7 January 1904 he married Annie Smith Cook, daughter of the Principal of the Central College, John Cook FRSE (d.1915). His younger brother was Lt Frederick Guthrie Tait. Tait first came to note as a rugby player when he represented his college team, (Edinburgh Academical). In 1880"
"(d. 1200). Influential historiographical works on the Crusades include: The popular prevailing view in the nineteenth and early twentieth century originated in the writings of the Scottish novelist Sir Walter Scott and the French historian Joseph-Francois Michaud. Scott published four crusade based novels between 1819 and 1831. Influenced by the Enlightenment and the philosopher-historian William Robertson, Scott's view was the crusades were the incursions of glamorous but uneducated western Europeans into a superior civilization. Michaud published his influential Histoire des croisades between 1812 and 1822 depicting the crusades as glorious instruments of nationalism and proto-imperialism. These incompatible views agreed only"
"William Scott (artist) William Scott (15 February 1913 – 28 December 1989) was a British artist, known for still-life and abstract painting. He is the most internationally celebrated of 20th-century Ulster painters. William Scott was born in Britain on 15 February 1913, in Greenock, Scotland, to Scots-Irish parents, in 1924 his family moved with his mother, Agnes to Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, to join his father in his native town. His father was a housepainter and signwriter, and was killed in an accident in 1927 while trying to save lives in a local fire. William was educated at the"
"importance of Tooke's grammatical ideas in a way that presaged and accorded with the radical grammatical work of William Cobbett, whom Hazlitt sketched in a later essay in ""The Spirit of the Age"". Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832), a Scottish lawyer and man of letters, was the most popular poet and, beginning in 1814, writing novels anonymously as ""The Author of ""Waverley"" "", the most popular author in the English language. Hazlitt was an admirer as well as a reviewer of Scott's fiction, yet he never met the man, despite ample opportunities to do so. In Hazlitt's view, the essence of"
"Walter Scott, Earl of Tarras Walter Scott, 1st Earl of Tarras (25 December 1644 – 9 April 1693) was a Scottish nobleman. Born Walter Scott of Highchesters, he married his kinswoman Mary Scott, 3rd Countess of Buccleuch, daughter of Francis Scott, 2nd Earl of Buccleuch and Lady Margaret Leslie, on 9 February 1659 in Wemyss, Fife. She died in 1661 and the couple had no children. He married Helen Hepburn of Humbie in 1677, and they had a number of children. He was granted the titles Earl of Tarras and Baron Almoor and Campcastill in the Peerage of Scotland in"
"the 19th century [...] [and] a European figure"". Scott's novel writing career was launched in 1814 with ""Waverley"", often called the first historical novel, and was followed by ""Ivanhoe"". The Waverley Novels, including ""The Antiquary"", ""Old Mortality"", ""The Heart of Midlothian"", and whose subject is Scottish history, are now generally regarded as Scott's masterpieces. It was in the Victorian era (1832–1900) that the novel became the leading literary genre in English. Women played an important part in this rising popularity both as authors and as readers. Monthly serialising of fiction encouraged this surge in popularity, due to a combination of"