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Sir Walter Scott Quotes at Waverley Station

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Sir Walter Scott Quotes at Waverley Station

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    June 15, 2024

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    For Goethe, Walter Scott's books were "the best things ever written in the world." With his historical novels, such as those about the knight Ivanhoe, the Scottish writer, born 250 …
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    " Waverley Station is being decorated with quotes from Sir Walter's writings to mark the 1814 publication of what is commonly regarded as the western world's first historical novel. (...) Network Rail station manager Juliet Donnachie said: "As the only station in the world named after a novel, I like to think that Waverley Station retains a bit of romance not always associated with modern railways.

    "Sir Walter Scott was the most prominent Scot of his time and it's appropriate that the main railway station in Scotland's capital continues to acknowledge his influence." Source: heraldscotland.com/news/13184590.waverley-station-pays-tribute-sir-walter-scott (article from October 2014)

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