Recounting the last six years of his life, years tainted by ill health, bereavment and financial ruin, Scott provides a day to day account of his trials, tribulations and celebrity status. This edition comes complete with edited text and draws from contemporary material.

Regarded by many as Scott's greatest work, this diary gives an extraordinary day-to-day account of the last six years of his life, years of financial ruin, bereavement, and increasing ill health. Scott emerges, not simply as a great writer, but as an almost heroic figure whose generosity and even temper shine through at all times.