Sir Walter Scott was born 250 years ago today in Edinburgh. He gained fame as a novelist, poet, playwright, and historian. Many of his works remain literary classics including Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, Waverley, Old Mortality and The Heart of Mid-Lothian. Scott also penned the narrative poems Lady of the Lake and Marmion. _____________________ #ScotSpirit #scotlandisnow #thisisscotland #instascotland #scotlandstartshere #scotland_lover #scotland #Walterscott #scottishcanadian #scottishamerican #ivanhoe #robroy #famousquotes #wordsofwisdom #wordstoliveby #wordsoftheday