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Sir Walter Scott, (books by this author) born in Edinburgh, Scotland (1771), one of the most influential novelists of all time. He is responsible for many famous phrases, including "blood is thicker than water" and "O, what a tangled web we weave, / When first we practise to deceive!" He didn't handle money well, though. To pay off his debts, he decided to publish a novel. Scott published his novel Waverley (1814) anonymously. It was a huge best seller. He went on to write many popular historical novels about the end of the old Scotland. He is best known for his novels Rob Roy (1817) and Ivanhoe (1819).
Sir Walter Scott wrote, "Ne'er / Was flattery lost on poet's ear; / A simple race! they waste their toil / For the vain tribute of a smile."
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