'Will ye no' come back again?' whatever happened to Sir Walter Scott? (Scottish author)

From: Contemporary Review | Date: May 1, 1993| Author: | Copyright information

Modern readers are finding it difficult to appreciate the works of Scottish author Sir Walter Scott. Scott's works are totally alienated from today's modern realities, thus creating inherent difficulties for modern readers to understand his novels. Although frequently derided by members of the media for his moralist and heavily outdated themes, Scott's works have contributed siginificantly to English literature. Readers are enjoined to read some of his more easily understood works such as 'Ivanhoe' or 'The Talisman.'

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