Excerpt from The Warner Library, Vol. 22 of 30: The World's Best Literature; Scott-Solon His life has been told by the first biographer in B save Boswell. It has been my lot to read most of the manus materials used by Scott's son-in-law and biographer, Lockhart; the perusal only increases one's esteem for his work. Lockhart's in selection was infallible. But his book is a long book; and par it which interest a Scot do not strongly appeal to the i Englishman or an American not Of Scottish descent. Nevertheless Lockhart's (biography) is in itself a delightful, if not indispensable, accompaniment of Sir Walter's works. No biographer had ever. Less to conceal: a study of the letters and other unpublished documents makes this certain. The one blot on Sir Walter's scutcheon - his dabbling in trade - was matter Of public knowledge during his own lifetime. Occasional defects Of temper, such as beset the noblest natures, Lockhart did not hide; for which he was foolishly blamed. Speaking from the most intimate knowledge now attainable, one may confidently say that Lockhart's Scott is the real man, as known to his Maker. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.