The From the Original Manuscript at Abbotsford Scott, Walter 1771-1832 creator Douglas, David 1823-1916 text utu 2005 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Journal of Sir Walter Scott" by Walter Scott is a diary kept between 1825 and 1832. It chronicles Scott's catastrophic financial collapse in 1826 and his heroic seven-year struggle to write his way out of debt totaling over £125,000. Through personal tragedies, declining health, and relentless work, Scott records his race against time with unflinching honesty. Critics have hailed it as one of the finest diaries in English literature—a candid self-portrait revealing both the greatness and vulnerability of a literary giant. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Journal_of_Sir_Walter_Scott Release date is 2005-02-01 Riikka Talonpoika, Susan Skinner and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team Original publication data not identified Scott, Walter, 1771-1832 -- Diaries Authors, Scottish -- 19th century -- Diaries PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14860 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14860 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133341.0 14860