254 years ago today, on August 15, 1771 (July 6, 1771 lunar calendar), Scott, the famous British historical novelist and poet, was born. Scott, SirWalter (1771-1832) English writer. Born in an ancient family in Edinburgh on August 15, 1771, died in Abbotsford on September 21, 1832. Studied law at the University of Edinburgh, became a lawyer in 1792, and later served as Deputy Sheriff of Selkirk and President of the High Civil Court of Edinburgh. He worked hard all his life, writing a large number of poems, novels, history, criticism, etc. In his later years, he went bankrupt due to poor management of the publishing industry, wrote day and night to pay off debts, and finally died due to hard work. From 1802 to 1803, Scott collected and published three volumes of "Ballads of the Scottish Borders", which was well received. After 1805, he published eight ministerial poems, including "The Song of the Last Bard", "Mameen" and "Lady on the Lake". In 1814, he began to write historical novels and published "Waverley" anonymously. The main works are: "The Old Man Repairing the Tomb", "Red Chief Rob", "The Heart of Mid-Lothingshire", "Ivanhoe", "The Castle".