Town and Country--Scott's Ideal--Reversion of Clerkship--Impeachment of Lord Melville--Acquittal--The Edinburgh Dinner--Scott's Song of Triumph--Nature of his Professional Duties--Social Claims and Literary Industry
Colleagues at the Clerks' Table--Morritt on Scott's Conversation--His Home Life--Treatment of his Children--Ideas on Education--Knowledge of the Bible--Horsemanship, Courage, Veracity--Success of the Training
_Marmion_--Published by Constable--Misfortunes of Thomas Scott--George Ellis on _Marmion_--Hostile Review by Jeffrey--Charge of Want of Patriotism--Mrs. Scott and Jeffrey--Extraordinary Success of the Poem
John Murray--Share in _Marmion_--Reverence for Scott--_The Quarterly Review_--The 'Cevallos' Article--Jeffrey's Pessimism--Contemplated Flight to America--Anecdotes of Earl of Buchan
The Gallon Jail--Opening of Waterloo Place--Removal of Old Tolbooth--Scott purchases Land at Abbotsford--Professional Income--Correspondence with Byron--Anecdote of the 'Flitting' from Ashestiel
Scott and the Actors--Kemble, Siddons, Terry--Terry's Imitation of 'the Shirra'--Anecdote of Terry and C. Mathews--Mathews in Edinburgh--'The Reign of Scott'--Anecdotes of his Children--Excursion to the Western Isles
_Waverley_ laid aside--_Rokeby_--Excitement at Oxford--Ballanyne's Dinner--Scott's Idea of Byron as a Poet--Ballantyne's Mismanagement--Aid from Constable--Loan from the Duke--Scott decides to finish _Waverley_
Success of the Allies--Address to the King--Freedom of Edinburgh--Edition of Swift--Printing of _Waverley_--Mystery of Authorship--Edinburgh Guesses--Excellent Review by Jeffrey--Scott's 'gallant composure'--Success of the Novel
_The Lord of the Isles_--_Guy Mannering_--Universal Delight--Effects of Peace in Scotland--Awakening of Public Opinion in Edinburgh--'Civic War'--Professor Duncan--Sketch by Lord Cockburn
The New Town of Edinburgh in 1815--Effects of the 'Plan'--The Earthen Mound--Criticisms by Citizens after the War--The New Approaches--Destruction of City Trees--Lord Cockburn's Lament
The 'Jury Court'--Chief-Commissioner Adam--His Work and Success--Friendship with Scott--Character of Adam by Scott--The Blairadam Club--Anecdotes--Death of Lord Adam
1816--The _Antiquary_--Death of Major John Scott--The Aged Mother--Buying Land--The Ballantynes--The _Black Dwarf_ and Blackwood--Scott and a Judgeship--Anecdote of Authorship of _Waverley_