Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) was considered a master storyteller and was also a popular poet. Born into an older Border family at Edinburgh on August 14, 1771, Scott spent his life he was troubled by ill health, and later by finances as well. He spent his latter years writing to clear his enormous debts. Scott made his country and its scenery fashionable with the English, and even persuaded George IV to wear that once-outlawed tartan during the king's visit to Scotland. Although Scott became the most prominent literary figure in Edinburgh, his heart lay in the Border Country. It was here he chose to live and here he built his house in a style that became known as Scottish baronial, reflecting the nostalgia for medieval days his novels had popularized. Starting with a modest farmhouse, he enlarged Abbotsford into a mansion and fulfilled his ambition to become a laird (landlord or property owner).

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