As he nears his 250th birthday, where does Sir Walter Scott stand now? Is the author who was once "The Great Unknown" unknown again? or is his cultural legacy still a deeply-rooted, recurrent source of inspiration for reworking into myriad new forms, for new audiences, and for very different times. This special issue of Studies in Scottish Literature, guest-edited by Daniel Cook and Lucy Wood, comprises thirteen newly-commissioned essays and an afterword,...