Sir Walter Scott
Most statues? Often with dog
Sir Walter Scott (1771 – 1832), was a Scottish historical writer and poet. Among his works are:
Ivanhoe
Rob Roy
Waverley
Old Mortality
The Heart of Mid-Lothian
The Bride of Lammermoor and narrative poems :
The Lady of the Lake
Marmion.
It looks as if Sir Walter Scott has the most and tallest statues of any writer in the world.1
The Scott Monument in Edinburgh, Scotland is 200 ft. 6in high and 55ft. square at the base; the highest gallery is reached by climbing a total of 287 steps. His deerhound Maida is at his side.
A replica of Scott’s statue was erected in Central Park, New York by Scottish-Americans (deerhound Maida at his side).
There is a statue in Perth Scotland. (deerhound Maida at his side)
There is a memorial column with a statue in Glasgow, Scotland.
There is a statue on Markethill Road, East Kilbride, Scotland.
Scott’s home and library at Abbotsford are preserved and protected for future generations and act as a guardian of Scott’s legacy by continuing to educate the public about his home and his work.
His dog Maida had an effigy outside his door.
Maida has a Wikipedia page.2 A clock with Scott and Maida recently sold for $6,900.3
The José Martà Memorial in Havana is higher, but MartÃ, a renowned poet, is perhaps more lauded as a Cuban national hero because of his role in the liberation of his country from Spain as much as for his writing. See Wikipedia category: Statues of writers. I counted only 4 women writers with statutes. I added one of Jane Austen, so now there are 5.
Ye’ll no catch ane o’ the servants ganging up that stair, puir frightened heathens that they are, for fear of bogles and brownies, and lang-nebbit things frae the neist warld. (Rob Roy)
It is nice to think that a writer has more statues than all the soldiers and politicians who are are memorialized by statues. And people don't seem inclined to tear them down. Perhaps that proves that art triumphs over politics in the long run--or maybe it's because no one wants to damage a dog.