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Walter Scott
Walter Scott, 1867–1938, Canadian journalist and political leader, b. Ontario. A newspaper editor and publisher, he became (1900) a member of the House of Commons from Assiniboia West and was instrumental in securing the creation of the provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta. An outstanding Liberal, he served as premier of Saskatchewan from 1905 until his retirement in 1916. He also acted as president of the council and minister of education.
The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright© 2012, The Columbia University Press.Selected full-text books and articles on this topic at Questia
A Dictionary of the Characters in the Waverley Novels of Sir Walter Scott
M. F. A. Husband. George Routledge and Sons, 1910
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M. F. A. Husband. George Routledge and Sons, 1910
Sir Walter Scott's Novels on the Stage
Albert S. Cook; Henry Adelbert White. Yale University Press, 1927
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Albert S. Cook; Henry Adelbert White. Yale University Press, 1927
Imperfect Histories: The Elusive Past and the Legacy of Romantic Historicism
Ann Rigney. Cornell University Press, 2001
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Ann Rigney. Cornell University Press, 2001
Librarian’s tip: Chap. 1 "Hybridity: The Case of Sir Walter Scott"
The Making of Middle English, 1765-1910
David Matthews. University of Minnesota Press, 1999
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David Matthews. University of Minnesota Press, 1999
Librarian’s tip: Chap. 3 "The Last Minstrel: Walter Scott and the Decade of Romance"
Contesting the Gothic: Fiction, Genre, and Cultural Conflict, 1764-1832
James Watt. Cambridge University Press, 1999
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James Watt. Cambridge University Press, 1999
Librarian’s tip: Chap. 5 "The Field of Romance: Walter Scott, the Waverly Novels, the Gothic"
The Poetics of National and Racial Identity in Nineteenth-Century American Literature
John D. Kerkering. Cambridge University Press, 2003
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John D. Kerkering. Cambridge University Press, 2003
Librarian’s tip: Chap. One "'We Are Five-and-Forty': Meter and National Identity in Sir Walter Scott"