Walter Scott:
(Edinburgh, 14 August 1771 – Abbotsford House, Abbotsford, 21 September 1832).
Scottish poet and writer, best known for his historical novels. With Waverley (1814), the first of a series that included Ivanhoe, he wrote the first historical novel.
When dark December glooms the day, and takes our autumn joys away.
November’s sky is chill and drear, November’s leaf is red and sear.
Unless a tree has flowered in spring, you will look in vain for fruit in autumn.
