author
J. G. (John Gibson) Lockhart
1794–1854
Best remembered for the vivid, influential life of Sir Walter Scott, this Scottish man of letters moved easily between criticism, fiction, and editorial work. His career helped shape the literary culture of early 19th-century Britain, even as his sharp reviews made him a controversial figure.
6 Audiobooks
Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 1 (of 10)
by J. G. (John Gibson) Lockhart
Valerius. A Roman Story
by J. G. (John Gibson) Lockhart
The History of Napoleon Buonaparte
by J. G. (John Gibson) Lockhart
Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 4 (of 10)
by J. G. (John Gibson) Lockhart
Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 (of 10)
by J. G. (John Gibson) Lockhart
Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 5 (of 10)
by J. G. (John Gibson) Lockhart
About the author
Born in Scotland in 1794, John Gibson Lockhart built a reputation as a writer, critic, novelist, and editor. He studied at Glasgow and Oxford, trained in law, and became closely associated with the lively literary world around Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine.
Lockhart wrote fiction as well as criticism, but he is most often remembered for Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, the major biography of his father-in-law, Sir Walter Scott. That work gave him a lasting place in literary history, and reference sources still describe it as one of the great biographies in English.
He also served for many years as editor of the Quarterly Review, placing him at the center of British literary debate. Readers coming to his work today will find a gifted, forceful prose writer whose life was closely tied to some of the biggest names and arguments of the Romantic era.