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Selected Short Stories of Sir Walter Scott

Author : Walter Scott

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Page : 208 pages

File Size : 18,37 MB

Release : 2011-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 9781904999959

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His Waverley novels brought Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) great international fame in his own day. Many modern readers, however, find them too daunting, perhaps because of their considerable length. The aim of this volume is to introduce the general reader to Scott's prose fiction through his highly accessible short stories. These include the "straightforward" horror stories My Aunt Margaret's Mirror and The Tapestried Chamber and the masterly Wandering Willie's Tale with its weird expedition to Hell, told in broad Scots. The Highland Widow and The Two Drovers mirror the themes of some of Scott's great novels. The former deals with friction and misunderstanding between generations in a Highland family - with fatal consequences. The latter examines ideas of justice and honour when Highlander and Englishman collide - again with fatal consequences.Also included are The Fortunes of Martin Waldeck and Death of the Laird's Jock. With an Introduction by Ronald W. Renton and an Essay byDavid Cecil.





Rob Roy

Author : Walter Scott

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Page : 686 pages

File Size : 12,57 MB

Release : 1872

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Walter Scott and Short Fiction

Author : Daniel Cook

Publisher : EUP

Page : 208 pages

File Size : 39,61 MB

Release : 2023-02-18

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ISBN : 9781474487146

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A study of Walter Scott's short stories, novella and tales





Chronicles of the Canongate

Author : Scott

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Page : 282 pages

File Size : 10,35 MB

Release : 1828

Category : Fiction

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Set within a framing narrative, these three stories take place in the years following the Jacobite defeat and feature characters who are leaving Scotland to seek their fortunes elsewhere. In two of Walter Scott's best-known tales, "The Highland Widow" and "The Two Drovers," two young men are torn between traditional Scottish loyalties and the opportunities offered by England. "The Surgeon's Daughter" follows three young Scots to India during the first years of the British Empire. All three highlight Scott's unique gift for re-creating the spirit of historical eras and painting stirring portraits of Scottish people.



The Forms of Historical Fiction

Author : Harry E. Shaw

Publisher : Cornell University Press

Page : 276 pages

File Size : 35,58 MB

Release : 2018-03-15

Category : Literary Criticism

ISBN : 1501723286

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Harry Shaw’s aim is to promote a fuller understanding of nineteenth-century historical fiction by revealing its formal possibilities and limitations. His wide-ranging book establishes a typology of the ways in which history was used in prose fiction during the nineteenth century, examining major works by Sir Walter Scott—the first modern historical novelist—and by Balzac, Hugo, Anatole France, Eliot, Thackeray, Dickens, and Tolstoy.



Death of the Laird's Jock

Author : Walter Scott

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Page : pages

File Size : 24,41 MB

Release : 2008

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Death of the Laird's Jock / Walter Scott.



Waverley Novels

Author : Sir Walter Scott

Publisher : Hardpress Publishing

Page : 574 pages

File Size : 16,89 MB

Release : 2019-07-30

Category : History

ISBN : 9780461004960

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This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!