This novel,set between the two Jacobean insurrections in 1736 and during the Porteous Riots,is considered by many it to be Scott's national epic. VI.General comment Scott's chief contribution to British literature is to be found in his historical novels which 0. Paved the path for the development of the realistic novel of the 19the century. He was a famous poet and novelist of the first few decades of the 19th century. Image Collection The Image Collection is based primarily on the visual materials 10 and realia contained in Edinburgh University Library's Corson Collection.The former include portraitsofScott and ofpeople associated with Scott,art inspired by his novels and poems, illustrations to editions ofhis works,and pictures ofplaces associated with Scott.They cover a variety offormats:oil and watercolour paintings,drawings,engravings,etchings, lithographs,andphotographs.The realia consist of memorabiliaand other examples ofmaterial culture associated with Scott and his homes and haunts(especially Abbotsford).This novel, set between the two Jacobean insurrections in 1736 and during the Porteous Riots, is considered by many it to be Scott's national epic. VI. General comment Scott’s chief contribution to British literature is to be found in his historical novels which Paved the path for the development of the realistic novel of the 19the century. He was a famous poet and novelist of the first few decades of the 19th century. I. Image Collection The Image Collection is based primarily on the visual materials and realia contained in Edinburgh University Library's Corson Collection. The former include portraits of Scott and of people associated with Scott, art inspired by his novels and poems, illustrations to editions of his works, and pictures of places associated with Scott. They cover a variety of formats: oil and watercolour paintings, drawings, engravings, etchings, lithographs, and photographs. The realia consist of memorabilia and other examples of material culture associated with Scott and his homes and haunts (especially Abbotsford). 10’ 10’