Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, playwright and historian. Many of his works remain classics of both English-language literature and of Scottish literature. Famous titles include Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, Old Mortality, The Lady of the Lake, Waverley, The Heart of Midlothian and The Bride of Lammermoor.
Although primarily remembered for his extensive literary works and his political engagement, Scott was an advocate, judge and legal administrator by profession, and throughout his career combined his writing and editing work with his daily occupation as Clerk of Session and Sheriff-Depute of Selkirkshire.
A prominent member of the Tory establishment in Edinburgh, Scott was an active member of the Highland Society, served a long term as President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1820–32) and was a Vice President of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (1827–1829).
Scott's knowledge of history, and his facility with literary technique, made him a seminal figure in the establishment of the historical novel genre, as well as an exemplar of European literary Romanticism.
Edgar, junker af Ravenswood, har arvet tre ting efter sin fader, det forfaldne slot Ulveklippen og hadet til den korrupte sagfører, William Ashton, der ved lovtrækkeri har frataget familien Ravenswood alle dens andre besiddelser og privilegier - samt familiens gamle, tro tjener, hvis krampagtige forsøg på at opretholde skinnet af en stor, adelig husholdning er med til at lette på en i øvrigt noget dyster roman.
Da Edgar ved et tilfælde redder Ashton og hans smukke datter Lucy fra en flok bissende kvæg, opstår der imidlertid et kærlighedsforhold mellem ham og datteren af hans ærkefjende, som Ashton intet gør for at forhindre - han ser en mulighed for igennem et ægteskab at bilægge stridighederne mellem familierne. Lady Ashton er dog af en anden opfattelse, og smider Edgar på porten, samtidig med at hun arrangerer et ægteskab mellem Lucy og en anden adelsmand, der falder mere i hendes smag, lord Bucklaw. Det hele ender naturligvis galt for samtlige implicerede.
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