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Hello and welcome to the beautiful setting of the crush room in the Royal Opera House in London.

Over the last few weeks, many of you will have heard Radio 4's coverage of Sir Walter Scott,

from James Nocte at Scott's baronial home, Abbotsford, to David Tennant playing the man himself in the classic serial.

From mid-May into June, the Royal Opera House will be joining the fray,

performing a new production of Rossini's opera Ladonna Del Lago, based on Walter Scott's 1810 poem, The Lady of the Lake,

an example of his international appeal over the centuries.

We're here to explore the novels and literary legacy of the man who still appears on every denomination of the Bank of Scotland notes,

though which will last longer. Scott's portrait or the Scottish pound itself is up for debate.

Lorded by the reading public, along with his fellow authors,

even Jane Austen was a fan.

Surprising when you consider their entirely different writing styles.

Hers, short and sharp, his the opposite. Scott was born in Edinburgh in 1771 and

followed in his father's footsteps as a lawyer before embarking on a writing career, which made him the

most important and significant author of his day. His influence was felt from Dickens to Duma,

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