Scott, Walter 1771-1832
Overview
| Works: | 20,771 works in 68,397 publications in 53 languages and 430,907 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Fiction History Historical fiction Criticism, interpretation, etc Biography Poetry Romance fiction Psychological fiction Biographical fiction Diaries |
| Subject Headings: | Authors, Scottish |
| Roles: | Author, Editor, Other, Translator, Bibliographic antecedent, Author of introduction, Contributor, Lyricist, Honoree, Inscriber, Creator, Arranger, Composer, Illustrator, Librettist, Artist, Recipient, Dedicatee, Annotator, Compiler, Speaker, Correspondent, Dubious author, wac, Performer, Printer, Commentator for written text, 1yr, Conceptor, Publisher |
| Classifications: | PR5318, 823.7 |
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Most widely held works about
Walter Scott
- Walter Scott : the making of the novelist by Jane Millgate( )
- Sir Walter Scott by John Lauber( Book )
- Romanticism and the Gothic : genre, reception, and canon formation by Michael Gamer( )
- The perversity of poetry : romantic ideology and the popular male poet of genius by Dino Franco Felluga( )
- On Sir Walter Scott by Thomas Carlyle( )
- Sir Walter Scott by John Buchan( Book )
- Anecdotes of Scott : Anecdotes of Sir W. Scott and Familiar anecdotes of Sir Walter Scott by James Hogg( )
- Walter Scott : the critical heritage by John O Hayden( )
- Walter Scott and modernity by Andrew Lincoln( )
- Sir Walter Scott; the great unknown by Edgar Johnson( Book )
- Scott, Chaucer, and medieval romance : a study in Sir Walter Scott's indebtedness to the literature of the Middle Ages by Jerome Mitchell( )
- Sir Walter Scott by Richard Holt Hutton( Book )
- Walter Scott and the limits of language by Alison Lumsden( )
- The reception of Jane Austen and Walter Scott : a comparative longitudinal study by Annika Bautz( )
- The life of Walter Scott : a critical biography by John Sutherland( )
- The journal of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott( Book )
- The achievement of Walter Scott by A. O. J Cockshut( Book )
- Sir Walter Scott, his life and personality by Hesketh Pearson( Book )
- The hero of the Waverley novels : with new essays on Scott by Alexander Welsh( )
- The forms of historical fiction : Sir Walter Scott and his successors by Harry E Shaw( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Walter Scott
Ivanhoe by
Walter Scott(
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3,717 editions published between 1033 and 2018 in 48 languages and held by 25,928 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Relates the adventures of the Saxon knight Ivanhoe in 1194, the year of Richard the Lion-Hearted's return from the Third Crusade
3,717 editions published between 1033 and 2018 in 48 languages and held by 25,928 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Relates the adventures of the Saxon knight Ivanhoe in 1194, the year of Richard the Lion-Hearted's return from the Third Crusade
Waverley : or, 'Tis sixty years since by
Walter Scott(
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1,815 editions published between 1800 and 2018 in 13 languages and held by 10,112 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Recounts the life story of the Pennsylvania artist who began drawing as a boy and eventually became well known on both sides of the Atlantic
1,815 editions published between 1800 and 2018 in 13 languages and held by 10,112 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Recounts the life story of the Pennsylvania artist who began drawing as a boy and eventually became well known on both sides of the Atlantic
Rob Roy by
Walter Scott(
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1,160 editions published between 1800 and 2018 in 21 languages and held by 8,685 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
By turns thrilling and comic, Rob Roy contains Scott's most sophisticated treatment of the Scottish Highlands as an imaginary space where the modern and the primitive come together
1,160 editions published between 1800 and 2018 in 21 languages and held by 8,685 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
By turns thrilling and comic, Rob Roy contains Scott's most sophisticated treatment of the Scottish Highlands as an imaginary space where the modern and the primitive come together
Kenilworth : a romance by
Walter Scott(
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1,269 editions published between 1600 and 2018 in 20 languages and held by 8,273 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The tragic story of the secret marriage of Amy Robsart to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, favourite and potential consort of the Queen, is imbued with the drama of Tudor England, its exuberance of spirit, vigor of language, violence and treachery, ostentation and gaiety, shifts and stratagems, and above all, its pervading sense of transience. Steeped in and engrossed by historic England, Scott relished the opportunity to create a pageant of Elizabethan life. From the swashbuckling Lambourne to the Machiavellian Varney, from the vacillating Leicester to Amy and the Queen herself, Scott grasps something of the passions of Marlowe, the histrionics of Kyd and the cynicism of Marston. Kenilworth comes as close to the theatrical and the melodramatic as Rob Roy or The Bride of Lammermoor, and Scott's sheer zest in writing is there for any reader to enjoy
1,269 editions published between 1600 and 2018 in 20 languages and held by 8,273 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The tragic story of the secret marriage of Amy Robsart to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, favourite and potential consort of the Queen, is imbued with the drama of Tudor England, its exuberance of spirit, vigor of language, violence and treachery, ostentation and gaiety, shifts and stratagems, and above all, its pervading sense of transience. Steeped in and engrossed by historic England, Scott relished the opportunity to create a pageant of Elizabethan life. From the swashbuckling Lambourne to the Machiavellian Varney, from the vacillating Leicester to Amy and the Queen herself, Scott grasps something of the passions of Marlowe, the histrionics of Kyd and the cynicism of Marston. Kenilworth comes as close to the theatrical and the melodramatic as Rob Roy or The Bride of Lammermoor, and Scott's sheer zest in writing is there for any reader to enjoy
The bride of Lammermoor by
Walter Scott(
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681 editions published between 1819 and 2018 in 6 languages and held by 6,722 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
During the early 18th century, the children of enemies fall in love, but find their happiness is not to be--Novelist
681 editions published between 1819 and 2018 in 6 languages and held by 6,722 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
During the early 18th century, the children of enemies fall in love, but find their happiness is not to be--Novelist
Quentin Durward by
Walter Scott(
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1,325 editions published between 1800 and 2018 in 23 languages and held by 6,670 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A novel, set in 15th century France, about a young knight of the Scottish Guards who saves the King's life in a boar hunt and wins the hand of his beautiful daughter, Isabella
1,325 editions published between 1800 and 2018 in 23 languages and held by 6,670 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A novel, set in 15th century France, about a young knight of the Scottish Guards who saves the King's life in a boar hunt and wins the hand of his beautiful daughter, Isabella
The talisman by
Walter Scott(
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843 editions published between 1800 and 2018 in 14 languages and held by 6,477 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Sir Kenneth, prince royal of Scotland is a knight in disguise on the Third Crusade where he witnesses the Saladin's use of a healing talisman to cure the ills of Richard the Lionhearted
843 editions published between 1800 and 2018 in 14 languages and held by 6,477 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Sir Kenneth, prince royal of Scotland is a knight in disguise on the Third Crusade where he witnesses the Saladin's use of a healing talisman to cure the ills of Richard the Lionhearted
The Lady of the lake by
Walter Scott(
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884 editions published between 1800 and 2016 in 7 languages and held by 5,620 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The Lady of the Lake marked the pinnacle of Walter Scott's popularity as a poet, with record-breaking sales and ecstatic reviews which helped spread his fame far beyond Britain. A fictional work set during the reign of James V and featuring an astonishing range of themes, from political conflict, feud and mystery to love, loss and reconciliation, The Lady of the Lake is a key work of the romantic movement which swept Europe by storm in the early nineteenth century."--Amazon website
884 editions published between 1800 and 2016 in 7 languages and held by 5,620 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The Lady of the Lake marked the pinnacle of Walter Scott's popularity as a poet, with record-breaking sales and ecstatic reviews which helped spread his fame far beyond Britain. A fictional work set during the reign of James V and featuring an astonishing range of themes, from political conflict, feud and mystery to love, loss and reconciliation, The Lady of the Lake is a key work of the romantic movement which swept Europe by storm in the early nineteenth century."--Amazon website
The heart of Midlothian by
Walter Scott(
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816 editions published between 1800 and 2018 in 8 languages and held by 5,358 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Jeanie Deans, a dairymaid, decides she must walk to London to gain an audience with the Queen. Her sister is to be executed for infanticide and, while refusing to lie to help her case, Jeanie is desperate for a reprieve. Set in the 1730s in a Scotland uneasily united with England, The Heart of Mid-Lothian dramatizes different kinds of justice—that meted out by the Edinburgh mob in the lynching of Captain Porteous, and that encountered by a terrified young girl suspected of killing her baby. Based on an anonymous letter Scot received in 1817, this is the seventh and finest of Scott's "Waverley" novels. It was an international bestseller and inspired succeeding novelists from Balzac to George Eliot
816 editions published between 1800 and 2018 in 8 languages and held by 5,358 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Jeanie Deans, a dairymaid, decides she must walk to London to gain an audience with the Queen. Her sister is to be executed for infanticide and, while refusing to lie to help her case, Jeanie is desperate for a reprieve. Set in the 1730s in a Scotland uneasily united with England, The Heart of Mid-Lothian dramatizes different kinds of justice—that meted out by the Edinburgh mob in the lynching of Captain Porteous, and that encountered by a terrified young girl suspected of killing her baby. Based on an anonymous letter Scot received in 1817, this is the seventh and finest of Scott's "Waverley" novels. It was an international bestseller and inspired succeeding novelists from Balzac to George Eliot
Guy Mannering by
Walter Scott(
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422 editions published between 1771 and 2018 in 8 languages and held by 4,183 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A novel of 18th century Scotland filled with lawlessness, smuggling and a gypsy's curse in Galloway
422 editions published between 1771 and 2018 in 8 languages and held by 4,183 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A novel of 18th century Scotland filled with lawlessness, smuggling and a gypsy's curse in Galloway
The antiquary by
Walter Scott(
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872 editions published between 1800 and 2018 in 8 languages and held by 3,988 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The third of Sir Walter Scott's acclaimed Waverley Novels, a series that included Rob Roy and Ivanhoe, The Antiquary is set in Scotland in the last years of the eighteenth century and centers around Jonathan Oldbuck, the antiquary, the closest to a self-portrait of any of Scott's characters."--BOOK JACKET. "The passionate lover, a familiar character to readers of Sir Walter Scott, is here represented by Lovell, who relentlessly pursues the woman he hopes to marry. The antiquary is a constant commentator on the characters and their actions, always at hand to provide his opinionated version of the story."--BOOK JACKET. "While the reader may be swept up in the exciting plot, The Antiquary is a book that is not to be hurried; it has come to be appreciated for its rich description of a bygone age. This fine new edition of the book, restoring the original version drawn directly from Scott's manuscript, is accompanied by a critical essay, as well as annotations and a comprehensive glossary by a prominent scholar in the field."--BOOK JACKET
872 editions published between 1800 and 2018 in 8 languages and held by 3,988 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The third of Sir Walter Scott's acclaimed Waverley Novels, a series that included Rob Roy and Ivanhoe, The Antiquary is set in Scotland in the last years of the eighteenth century and centers around Jonathan Oldbuck, the antiquary, the closest to a self-portrait of any of Scott's characters."--BOOK JACKET. "The passionate lover, a familiar character to readers of Sir Walter Scott, is here represented by Lovell, who relentlessly pursues the woman he hopes to marry. The antiquary is a constant commentator on the characters and their actions, always at hand to provide his opinionated version of the story."--BOOK JACKET. "While the reader may be swept up in the exciting plot, The Antiquary is a book that is not to be hurried; it has come to be appreciated for its rich description of a bygone age. This fine new edition of the book, restoring the original version drawn directly from Scott's manuscript, is accompanied by a critical essay, as well as annotations and a comprehensive glossary by a prominent scholar in the field."--BOOK JACKET
A legend of the wars of Montrose by
Walter Scott(
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196 editions published between 1819 and 2018 in English and German and held by 3,793 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
""I think this fellow Dalgetty is one of those horse-leeches, whose appetite for blood being only sharpened by what he has sucked in foreign countries, he is now returned to batten upon that of his own." Such is one character's view of the Scottish mercenary of the seventeenth century. Yet there is in Dugald Dalgetty's professional ethic, his blundering Latin, his loving care of his horse, and his own self-absorption, more genuine humanity than in the political and religious principles of Royalists and Covenanters alike. And the picture which emerges is not of violence imported into Scotland from Germany but of a country destroyed by uncompromising religious hatred, political bigotry, tribal feud and personal enmity. A Legend of the Wars of Montrose centres on one episode in the most bloody of Scotland's civil wars, Montrose's campaign for King Charles I in 1644-45; it is a short and savage tale."--BOOK JACKET
196 editions published between 1819 and 2018 in English and German and held by 3,793 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
""I think this fellow Dalgetty is one of those horse-leeches, whose appetite for blood being only sharpened by what he has sucked in foreign countries, he is now returned to batten upon that of his own." Such is one character's view of the Scottish mercenary of the seventeenth century. Yet there is in Dugald Dalgetty's professional ethic, his blundering Latin, his loving care of his horse, and his own self-absorption, more genuine humanity than in the political and religious principles of Royalists and Covenanters alike. And the picture which emerges is not of violence imported into Scotland from Germany but of a country destroyed by uncompromising religious hatred, political bigotry, tribal feud and personal enmity. A Legend of the Wars of Montrose centres on one episode in the most bloody of Scotland's civil wars, Montrose's campaign for King Charles I in 1644-45; it is a short and savage tale."--BOOK JACKET
Marmion : a tale of Flodden Field by
Walter Scott(
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579 editions published between 1807 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 3,596 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The poem tells how Lord Marmion, a favourite of Henry VIII of England, lusts for Clara de Clare, a rich woman. He and his mistress, Constance De Beverley, forge a letter implicating Clara's fiancé, Sir Ralph De Wilton, in treason. Constance, a dishonest nun, hopes that her aid will restore her to favour with Marmion. When De Wilton loses the duel he claims in order to defend his honour against Marmion, he is obliged to go into exile. Clara retires to a convent rather than risk Marmion's attentions. Constance's hopes of a reconciliation with Marmion are dashed when he abandons her; she ends up being walled up alive in the Lindisfarne convent for breaking her vows. She takes her revenge by giving the Abbess who is one of her three judges documents that prove De Wilton's innocence. De Wilton, having returned disguised as a pilgrim, follows Marmion to Edinburgh where he meets the Abbess, who gives him the exonerating documents. When Marmion's host, the Earl of Angus is shown the documents, he arms De Wilton and accepts him as a knight again. De Wilton's plans for revenge are overturned by the battle of Flodden Field. Marmion dies on the battlefield, while De Wilton displays heroism, regains his honour, retrieves his lands, and marries Clara. --Wikipedia.com
579 editions published between 1807 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 3,596 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The poem tells how Lord Marmion, a favourite of Henry VIII of England, lusts for Clara de Clare, a rich woman. He and his mistress, Constance De Beverley, forge a letter implicating Clara's fiancé, Sir Ralph De Wilton, in treason. Constance, a dishonest nun, hopes that her aid will restore her to favour with Marmion. When De Wilton loses the duel he claims in order to defend his honour against Marmion, he is obliged to go into exile. Clara retires to a convent rather than risk Marmion's attentions. Constance's hopes of a reconciliation with Marmion are dashed when he abandons her; she ends up being walled up alive in the Lindisfarne convent for breaking her vows. She takes her revenge by giving the Abbess who is one of her three judges documents that prove De Wilton's innocence. De Wilton, having returned disguised as a pilgrim, follows Marmion to Edinburgh where he meets the Abbess, who gives him the exonerating documents. When Marmion's host, the Earl of Angus is shown the documents, he arms De Wilton and accepts him as a knight again. De Wilton's plans for revenge are overturned by the battle of Flodden Field. Marmion dies on the battlefield, while De Wilton displays heroism, regains his honour, retrieves his lands, and marries Clara. --Wikipedia.com
Old mortality by
Walter Scott(
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700 editions published between 1800 and 2018 in 7 languages and held by 3,432 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
First publisher in 1816. Publisher in the Penguin English Library 1975
700 editions published between 1800 and 2018 in 7 languages and held by 3,432 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
First publisher in 1816. Publisher in the Penguin English Library 1975
The monastery by
Walter Scott(
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650 editions published between 1800 and 2018 in 7 languages and held by 3,040 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Set on the eve of the Protestant Reformation in Scotland, The Monastery is full of supernatural events, theological conflict, and humour. Located in the lawless Scottish Borders, the novel depicts the monastery of Kennaquhair (a thinly disguised Melrose Abbey, whose ruins are still to be seen near Scott's own home at Abbotsford) on the verge of dissolution, and the fortunes of two brothers as they respond to a new social and religious order. Highlights of the narrative include a moving encounter between two representatives of opposing sides in the Reformation controversy who had been students together in less troubled times, and the final formal procession of the Kennaquhair monks as the reformed forces arrive. A talking-point when the work was first published, the mysterious spectral White Lady, guardian of the magical Black Book, still intrigues readers. A strong comic element is provided by Sir Piercie Shafton with his absurd linguistic mannerisms fashionable at the English court. The narrative is preceded by one of Scott's most charming and playful introductory exchanges between the fictional local antiquary Cuthbert Clutterbuck and the Author of Waverley."--Jacket
650 editions published between 1800 and 2018 in 7 languages and held by 3,040 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Set on the eve of the Protestant Reformation in Scotland, The Monastery is full of supernatural events, theological conflict, and humour. Located in the lawless Scottish Borders, the novel depicts the monastery of Kennaquhair (a thinly disguised Melrose Abbey, whose ruins are still to be seen near Scott's own home at Abbotsford) on the verge of dissolution, and the fortunes of two brothers as they respond to a new social and religious order. Highlights of the narrative include a moving encounter between two representatives of opposing sides in the Reformation controversy who had been students together in less troubled times, and the final formal procession of the Kennaquhair monks as the reformed forces arrive. A talking-point when the work was first published, the mysterious spectral White Lady, guardian of the magical Black Book, still intrigues readers. A strong comic element is provided by Sir Piercie Shafton with his absurd linguistic mannerisms fashionable at the English court. The narrative is preceded by one of Scott's most charming and playful introductory exchanges between the fictional local antiquary Cuthbert Clutterbuck and the Author of Waverley."--Jacket
The fortunes of Nigel by
Walter Scott(
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611 editions published between 1800 and 2018 in 5 languages and held by 2,904 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Well versed in the political literature of the period, Walter Scott drew a detailed picture of London in the early 17th century while charting the effects of Scottish influx into the English capital; the ambitions and fears of the incomers and the suspicion they aroused. The complex web of political (and sexual) intrigue, and especially of all-important financial dealings and double-dealings, is traced with a master's hand." "No Scott novel has a more memorable cast of characters. King James heads them, with his childish irresponsibility and elusive character; a would-be Solomon and father of his country, theological disputant, prurient bisexual. But not far behind are jeweller George Heriot, clockmaker Davie Ramsay, courtier Sir Mungo Malagrowther, servant Richie Moniplies and many vivid minor characters."--Jacket
611 editions published between 1800 and 2018 in 5 languages and held by 2,904 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Well versed in the political literature of the period, Walter Scott drew a detailed picture of London in the early 17th century while charting the effects of Scottish influx into the English capital; the ambitions and fears of the incomers and the suspicion they aroused. The complex web of political (and sexual) intrigue, and especially of all-important financial dealings and double-dealings, is traced with a master's hand." "No Scott novel has a more memorable cast of characters. King James heads them, with his childish irresponsibility and elusive character; a would-be Solomon and father of his country, theological disputant, prurient bisexual. But not far behind are jeweller George Heriot, clockmaker Davie Ramsay, courtier Sir Mungo Malagrowther, servant Richie Moniplies and many vivid minor characters."--Jacket
Peveril of the Peak by
Walter Scott(
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590 editions published between 1800 and 2018 in 5 languages and held by 2,759 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"'Here is a plot without a drop of blood; and all the elements of a romance, without its conclusion', comments the King towards the end of Scott's longest, and arguably most intriguing, novel. Set against the backdrop of the Popish Plot to overturn Charles II, Peveril of the Peak explores the on-going tensions between Cavalier and Puritan loyalties during the fraught years of Restoration England. Ranging from Derbyshire to the Isle of Man and culminating in London, it is a novel which interweaves political intrigue, personal responsibilities and the ways in which the forces of history are played out in the struggles of individual human lives. But its true subject is perhaps the role of narration and the limits of storytelling itself. In this, the first scholarly edition of Peveril, Alison Lumsden recovers a lost novel."--Jacket
590 editions published between 1800 and 2018 in 5 languages and held by 2,759 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"'Here is a plot without a drop of blood; and all the elements of a romance, without its conclusion', comments the King towards the end of Scott's longest, and arguably most intriguing, novel. Set against the backdrop of the Popish Plot to overturn Charles II, Peveril of the Peak explores the on-going tensions between Cavalier and Puritan loyalties during the fraught years of Restoration England. Ranging from Derbyshire to the Isle of Man and culminating in London, it is a novel which interweaves political intrigue, personal responsibilities and the ways in which the forces of history are played out in the struggles of individual human lives. But its true subject is perhaps the role of narration and the limits of storytelling itself. In this, the first scholarly edition of Peveril, Alison Lumsden recovers a lost novel."--Jacket
The pirate by
Walter Scott(
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662 editions published between 1821 and 2018 in 10 languages and held by 2,593 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"No historical figures appear in The Pirate, and there are no historical events, but it is still an historical novel because it dramatises those 'corners of time' where an old era is coming to an end, and a new era is beginning. The novel is set in Orkney and Shetland in 1689, and for the northern isles the 'Glorious Revolution' actually means the beginning of the cultural dominance of Scotland and the advent of English power." "Scott draws heavily on the diary he kept on his tour round the lighthouses of Scotland in 1814. In both the diary and the novel he weighs the real need to improve the agricultural methods of this barely subsistence economy against the force of tradition and the human cost of rapid change." "The plot hinges on an illicit relationship, and is driven by dark men twisted by their criminality, an obsessed woman searching for her lost son, and the murderous rivalry of two young men - a family tale which illustrates the uses and abuses of traditional lore, as well as Scott's extraordinary grasp of the literature of the north."--BOOK JACKET
662 editions published between 1821 and 2018 in 10 languages and held by 2,593 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"No historical figures appear in The Pirate, and there are no historical events, but it is still an historical novel because it dramatises those 'corners of time' where an old era is coming to an end, and a new era is beginning. The novel is set in Orkney and Shetland in 1689, and for the northern isles the 'Glorious Revolution' actually means the beginning of the cultural dominance of Scotland and the advent of English power." "Scott draws heavily on the diary he kept on his tour round the lighthouses of Scotland in 1814. In both the diary and the novel he weighs the real need to improve the agricultural methods of this barely subsistence economy against the force of tradition and the human cost of rapid change." "The plot hinges on an illicit relationship, and is driven by dark men twisted by their criminality, an obsessed woman searching for her lost son, and the murderous rivalry of two young men - a family tale which illustrates the uses and abuses of traditional lore, as well as Scott's extraordinary grasp of the literature of the north."--BOOK JACKET
The black dwarf by
Walter Scott(
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162 editions published between 1822 and 2018 in 7 languages and held by 2,418 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
By 1816 Scott had written three successful novels and the public was clamoring for more. In a change of direction Scott set out to write four "tales" illustrating the manners and customs of Scotland, to be issued together as Tales of My Landlord. The first of these, The Black Dwarf is a novella set in Liddesdale in the Scottish Borders. It is 1708; in the aftermath of the Union of Scotland and England a group of Jacobites plots the restoration of the Stuart monarchy and Scottish independence. Against this turbulent backdrop of nationalist passions and cross-border feuding, a gothic tale of love and danger unfolds. At its center is the grotesque figure of the mysterious and solitary Black Dwarf who symbolically frees the heroine Isabella Vere from a violent, patriarchal past, and helps her choose a peace-loving Scottish laird as her husband
162 editions published between 1822 and 2018 in 7 languages and held by 2,418 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
By 1816 Scott had written three successful novels and the public was clamoring for more. In a change of direction Scott set out to write four "tales" illustrating the manners and customs of Scotland, to be issued together as Tales of My Landlord. The first of these, The Black Dwarf is a novella set in Liddesdale in the Scottish Borders. It is 1708; in the aftermath of the Union of Scotland and England a group of Jacobites plots the restoration of the Stuart monarchy and Scottish independence. Against this turbulent backdrop of nationalist passions and cross-border feuding, a gothic tale of love and danger unfolds. At its center is the grotesque figure of the mysterious and solitary Black Dwarf who symbolically frees the heroine Isabella Vere from a violent, patriarchal past, and helps her choose a peace-loving Scottish laird as her husband
Guy Mannering, or, The astrologer by
Walter Scott(
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452 editions published between 1815 and 2017 in 4 languages and held by 2,276 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Portrayal of gipsy life and smuggling in Scotland in the days just prior to the American Revolution
452 editions published between 1815 and 2017 in 4 languages and held by 2,276 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Portrayal of gipsy life and smuggling in Scotland in the days just prior to the American Revolution
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Related Identities
- Ivanhoe (Fictitious character)
- Rob Roy 1671-1734 Author
- Lang, Andrew 1844-1912 Other Editor Author of introduction Illustrator Author Contributor
- Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson) 1794-1854 Other Recipient Author Editor
- Alexander, J. H. (John H.) Author of introduction Other Author Editor
- Byron, George Gordon Byron Baron 1788-1824 Author
- Charles Edward Prince, grandson of James II, King of England 1720-1788 Author
- Lady of the Lake (Legendary character)
- James Ballantyne and Co Printer
- Hewitt, David 1942- Publishing director Editor
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Abbotsford Knight 1771-1832
Antiquary Autorius
Author of Waverley
Author of "Waverley," "Ivanhoe," &c., 1771-1832
Author of «Waverley», The
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Cleisbotham, Jedediah.
Cleisbotham, Jedediah 1771-1832
Cleishbotham, Jedediach.
Cleishbotham Jedediah
Cleishbotham Jedediah 1771-1832
Cleishbotham, Jedediah 1771-1832 Pseudonym von Walter Scott
Cleishbotham, Jedediah, pseud.
Cleishbotham, Jedediah [pseud.] 1771-1832
Cleishbotham, Jedediah Pseudonym von Walter Scott 1771-1832
Cleishbotham, Jedediath 1771-1832
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Clutterbuck, Cuthbert [pseud.] 1771-1832
Croftangry, Chrystal [pseud.] 1771-1832
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Layman
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Littlejohn , Hugh
Lockhart , John Hugh
Malagrowther Malachi
Malagrowther Malachi 1771-1832
Malagrowther, Malachi 1771-1832 Pseudonym von Walter Scott
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Pattieson, Peter [pseud.] 1771-1832
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Scott , Walter sir
Scott, Walter Sir 1771-1832
Scott Walter Sir 1st Baronet
Scott, Walter, Sir, bart
Scott, Walter, Sir, bart. 1771-1832
Scott, Walther 1771-1832
Scottas Walteris
Sigede 1771-1832
Sir Walter Scott
Skot, Valʹter.
Sḳoṭ, Ṿalṭer 1771-1832
Skot, Volter
Skot, Walter 1771-1832
Skôṭa, Vālṭara, 1771-1832 Sara
Skôṭa, Vālṭara, Sara, 1771-1832
Skotas V.
Skotas Valteris
Skoti, Uolter
Skoti, Uolter 1771-1832
Skots, Valters, 1771-1832
Skott, V. 1771-1832
Skott Valter
Skott, Valʹter 1771-1832
Skott Walter
Skott, Walter 1771-1832
Skott'as V.
Skūt, Waltir
Somnambulus
Somnambulus 1771-1832
Somnambulus 1771-1832 Pseudonym von Walter Scott
Somnambulus Pseudonym von Walter Scott 1771-1832
Ssu-ko-tʿe
Ssu-ko-tʻe 1771-1832
Ssu-ko-tʿe, Wa-erh-tʿe
Ssu-ko-tʻe, Wa-erh-tʻe, 1771-1832
Sukotsu
Sukotsu 1771-1832
Sukotto
Sukotto 1771-1832
Templeton, Laurence
Templeton, Laurence, 1771-1832
Templeton, Lawrence, 1771-1832
Vālṭara Skôṭa 1771-1832
Valter Skott
Valters Skots
Verfasser des Waverley.
W. S.
W.S 1771-1832
W. S. 1771-1832 (Walter Scott)
W.S. (Walter Scott), 1771-1832
Wa-erh-tʿe Ssu-ko-tʿe
Wa-erh-tʻe Ssu-ko-tʻe 1771-1832
Walter Scott
Walter Scott brittisk författare
Walter Scott escritor del Romanticismo británico
Walter Scott, Louis Joseph
Walter Scott poète et écrivain écossais
Walter Scott schottische Verfasser vo historische Romään
Walter Scott schottischer Author von historischen Romanen
Walter Scott schottischer Schriftsteller, der Historienromane schrieb
Walter Scott schrijver
Walter Scott schrijver (1771–1832)
Walter Scott Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet
Walter Scott scrittore e poeta britannico
Walter Scott Sir
Walter Scott skota verkisto
Walter Scott škotski pesnik in pisatelj
Walter Scott skotský literát
Walter Scott szkocki powieściopisarz i poeta
Walter-Skott.
"Waverley," "Ivanhoe," &c., Author of, 1771-1832
Worutaru Sukotto 1771-1832
Γουόλτερ Σκοτ
Вальтер-Скотт
Вальтер-Скотт 1771-1832
Вальтер Скотт британский писатель, поэт, историк, собиратель древностей, адвокат
Вальтер Скотт Шотландський письменник, поет, історик, правник
Вальтэр Скот
Волтер Скот
Клейшботем
Скот В
Скот В. 1771-1832
Скотт
Скотт В.
Скотт В. 1771-1832
Скотт, Валтер, 1771-1832
Скотт Вальтер
Скотт, Вальтер 1771-1832
Уолтър Скот
Ўолтэр Скот
Վալտեր Սքոթ
וולטר סקוט
סקאט, וואלטער
סקאט, וואלטער, 1771־1832
סקאט, ולטר, 1771-1832
סקוט, וולטר
סקוט, וולטר, 1771-1832
סקוט, וולטר, Sir
סקוט, ולטר 1771-1832
سكت، ولتر، 1771-1832
سكوت, ولتر
سكوت، ولتر، 1771-1832
سكوت، ولتر، 1771-1832 سير،
سكوت، ولتر، السير، 1771-1832
سكوت، وولتر، 1771-1882 السير،
والتر اسکات
والتر سكوت
والٹر سکاٹ
وولتر سكوت، 1771-1882 السير،
वाल्टर स्कट
वाल्टर स्काट स्कॉटिश ऐतिहासिक उपन्यासकार, नाटककार, और कवि
सर वाल्टर स्कॉट
ওয়াল্টার স্কট
ਵਾਲਟਰ ਸਕਾਟ
စကော့ဆာဝေါ်လတာ
უოლტერ სკოტი
스코트, S. W. 1771-1832
스코트, 써 월터 1771-1832
스코트, 월터 써 1771-1832
스코트, 윌터
스콧, 월터 1771-1832
스콧트, 월터 1771-1832
월터 스콧
ウォルター・スコット
スコット
スコット, ウォルター
スコット, オルタル
スコット, オルタル (ソル)
スコット, サー・ウォルター
ヲルタル・スコット 1771-1832
司各德 1771-1832
沃尔特·司各特
沃尔特·司各特 蘇格蘭歷史小說家，劇作家和詩人
[英]華特・司各特
[英]司各特
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