▁of ▁significant ▁publications . ▁These ▁included ▁Elizabeth ▁Hamilton ' s ▁( 1 7 5 6 ? – 1 8 1 6 ), ▁C ott agers ▁of ▁Glen burn ie ▁( 1 8 0 8 ), ▁Mary ▁Brun ton ' s ▁( 1 7 7 8 – 1 8 1 8 ) ▁Dis cipl ine ▁( 1 8 1 4 ) ▁and ▁Christian ▁John stone ' s ▁Cl an - Al bin ▁( 1 8 1 5 ). ▁ ▁The ▁out standing ▁literary ▁figure ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁nin ete enth ▁century ▁was ▁Walter ▁Scott ▁( 1 7 7 1 – 1 8 3 2 ). ▁Having ▁begun ▁as ▁a ▁ball ad ▁collect or ▁and ▁poet , ▁his ▁first ▁pro se ▁work , ▁W aver ley ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 4 , ▁often ▁called ▁the ▁first ▁historical ▁novel , ▁launched ▁a ▁highly ▁successful ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁novel ist . ▁His ▁first ▁nine ▁nov els ▁de alt ▁with ▁Scottish ▁history , ▁particularly ▁of ▁the ▁High lands ▁and ▁B orders ▁and ▁included ▁Rob ▁Roy ▁( 1 8 1 7 ) ▁and ▁The ▁Heart ▁of ▁Mid l oth ian ▁( 1 8 1 8 ). ▁Begin ning ▁with ▁Ivan ho e ▁( 1 8 2 0 ) ▁he ▁turned ▁to ▁English ▁history ▁and ▁began ▁the ▁European ▁v og ue ▁for ▁his ▁work . ▁He ▁was ▁created ▁a ▁baron et ▁by ▁George ▁IV ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 0 , ▁the ▁first ▁literary ▁figure ▁to ▁receive ▁the ▁honour . ▁His ▁work ▁helped ▁to ▁solid ify ▁the ▁respect ability