The Antiquary

Walter Scott (1771–1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, and playwright. Although he was an advocate and legal administrator by profession, Scott is most famous for his great literary works and activities in the Royal Highland Society. “The Antiquary” is one of the most critically acclaimed poems of the time, and one of the author’s most favorite of his works. Set in Scotland during the times of the wars with revolutionary France, it tells the story of several characters like the antiquary Jonathan Oldbuck, mysterious friend William Lovel, whose true identity slowly unveils the secrets and lies of haunted by the guilt Earl of Glenallan.