essions ▁of ▁a ▁Just ified ▁S inner ▁( 1 8 2 4 ), ▁which ▁de alt ▁with ▁the ▁them es ▁of ▁Pres by ter ian ▁religion ▁and ▁Sat an ic ▁possession , ▁ev oking ▁the ▁landscape ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁and ▁its ▁surrounding ▁environment . ▁John ▁G alt ' s ▁( 1 7 7 9 – 1 8 3 9 ) ▁most ▁famous ▁work ▁was ▁Ann als ▁of ▁the ▁Par ish ▁( 1 8 2 1 ), ▁given ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁di ary ▁kept ▁by ▁a ▁rural ▁minister ▁over ▁a ▁fifty - year ▁period ▁and ▁allowing ▁G alt ▁to ▁make ▁observations ▁about ▁the ▁changes ▁in ▁Scottish ▁society . ▁Walter ▁Scott ' s ▁son - in - law ▁John ▁Gib son ▁Lock hart ▁( 1 7 9 4 – 1 8 5 4 ), ▁is ▁most ▁noted ▁for ▁his ▁Life ▁of ▁Adam ▁Bla ir ▁( 1 8 2 2 ) ▁which ▁focus es ▁on ▁the ▁contest ▁between ▁desire ▁and ▁gu ilt . ▁The ▁lawyer ▁and ▁critic ▁John ▁Wilson , ▁as ▁Christopher ▁North , ▁published ▁nov els ▁including ▁L ights ▁and ▁Sh adows ▁of ▁Scottish ▁Life ▁( 1 8 2 2 ), ▁The ▁Tri als ▁of ▁Margaret ▁Ly nd say ▁( 1 8 2 3 ) ▁and ▁The ▁Forest ers ▁( 1 8 2 5 ), ▁which ▁investigate ▁individual ▁psych ology . ▁The ▁only ▁major ▁female ▁novel ist ▁to ▁emer ge ▁in ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁Scott ' s ▁success ▁was ▁Susan ▁Fer rier ▁( 1 7 8 2 – 1 8 5 4 ),