Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) is popularly known as the originator of the historical novel in England, though he tried his hand at poetry, novel and drama. He turned his attention to novel writing by 1813, and since 1814 there had been a long series of novels succeeding one another which enjoyed immense popularity in their own times. Among other remarkable novels of Scott one can mention Waverley (1814), Rob Roy (1817), The Heart of Midlothian (1818), The Bride of Lammermoor (1819), Kenilworth (1821), etc. Scott had also written a number of plays, and some important historical, literary and antiquarian treatises.