 First edition title page | |
| Author | Sir Walter Scott |
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| Original title | Sir Walter Scott Bart of Abbotsford his Gurnal |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Diary |
| Publisher | David Douglas |
Publication date | 1890 |
| Publication place | Scotland |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 416 pp. + 517 pp. (1890 edition) |
The Journal of Sir Walter Scott is a diary which the novelist and poet Walter Scott kept between 1825 and 1832. It records the financial disaster which overtook him at the beginning of 1826, and the efforts he made over the next seven years to pay off his debts by writing bestselling books. Since its first complete publication in 1890 it has attracted high praise, being considered by many critics one of the finest diaries in the language.