Scott, Walter 1771-1832
Overview
| Works: | 24,778 works in 78,091 publications in 50 languages and 467,759 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Fiction History Historical fiction Biographies Poetry Criticism, interpretation, etc Romance fiction Biographical fiction Juvenile works Psychological fiction |
| Subject Headings: | Authors, Scottish |
| Roles: | Author, Editor, Other, Translator, Bibliographic antecedent, Creator, Author of introduction, Contributor, Lyricist, Honoree, Recipient, Inscriber, Dedicatee, Composer, Arranger, Librettist, Illustrator, Annotator, Correspondent, Performer, Artist, Dubious author, 070, Compiler, Speaker, wac, Commentator for written text, Commentator, 100, Conceptor, Publisher, Collector, 1yr, Printer |
| Classifications: | PZ3.S43, 823.7 |
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Most widely held works about
Walter Scott
- Walter Scott : the making of the novelist by Jane Millgate( )
- Romanticism and the Gothic : genre, reception, and canon formation by Michael Gamer( )
- Sir Walter Scott by John Lauber( Book )
- The hero of the Waverley novels by Alexander Welsh( )
- Walter Scott : the critical heritage by John O Hayden( )
- The perversity of poetry : romantic ideology and the popular male poet of genius by Dino Franco Felluga( )
- Walter Scott and modernity by Andrew Lincoln( )
- On Sir Walter Scott by Thomas Carlyle( )
- Anecdotes of Scott : Anecdotes of Sir W. Scott and Familiar anecdotes of Sir Walter Scott by James Hogg( )
- Sir Walter Scott by John Buchan( Book )
- Scott, Chaucer, and medieval romance : a study in Sir Walter Scott's indebtedness to the literature of the Middle Ages by Jerome Mitchell( )
- 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( )
- Memoirs of the life of Sir Walter Scott, bart. by J. G Lockhart( Book )
- Sir Walter Scott; the great unknown by Edgar Johnson( Book )
- Sir Walter Scott by Richard Holt Hutton( Book )
- The journal of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott( )
- The forms of historical fiction : Sir Walter Scott and his successors by Harry E Shaw( )
- Possible Scotlands : Walter Scott and the story of tomorrow by Caroline McCracken-Flesher( )
- Scott the rhymer by Nancy Moore Goslee( )
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Most widely held works by
Walter Scott
Ivanhoe by
Walter Scott(
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3,952 editions published between 1033 and 2021 in 46 languages and held by 27,370 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
3,952 editions published between 1033 and 2021 in 46 languages and held by 27,370 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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2,066 editions published between 1800 and 2020 in 13 languages and held by 10,877 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Waverley is set during the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, which sought to restore the Stuart dynasty in the person of Charles Edward Stuart (or 'Bonnie Prince Charlie'). It relates the story of a young dreamer and English soldier, Edward Waverley, who was sent to Scotland in 1745. He journeys North from his aristocratic family home, Waverley-Honour, in the south of England (alleged in an English Heritage notice to refer to Waverley Abbey in Surrey) first to the Scottish Lowlands and the home of family friend Baron Bradwardine, then into the Highlands and the heart of the 1745 Jacobite uprising and aftermath
2,066 editions published between 1800 and 2020 in 13 languages and held by 10,877 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Waverley is set during the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, which sought to restore the Stuart dynasty in the person of Charles Edward Stuart (or 'Bonnie Prince Charlie'). It relates the story of a young dreamer and English soldier, Edward Waverley, who was sent to Scotland in 1745. He journeys North from his aristocratic family home, Waverley-Honour, in the south of England (alleged in an English Heritage notice to refer to Waverley Abbey in Surrey) first to the Scottish Lowlands and the home of family friend Baron Bradwardine, then into the Highlands and the heart of the 1745 Jacobite uprising and aftermath
Rob Roy by
Walter Scott(
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1,254 editions published between 1800 and 2021 in 20 languages and held by 9,185 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
1,254 editions published between 1800 and 2021 in 20 languages and held by 9,185 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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1,375 editions published between 961 and 2020 in 19 languages and held by 8,527 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the court of Elizabeth I, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, is favoured above all the noblemen of England. It is rumoured that the Queen may chose him for her husband, but Leicester has secretly married the beautiful Amy Robsart. Fearing ruin if this were known, he keeps his lovely young wife a virtual prisoner in an old country house. Meanwhile Leicester's manservant Varney has sinister designs on Amy, and enlists an alchemist to help him further his evil ambitions. Brilliantly recreating the splendour and pageantry of Elizabethan England, with Shakespeare, Walter Ralegh and Elizabeth herself among its characters, Kenilworth (1821) is a compelling depiction of intrigue, power struggles and superstition in a bygone age. - Amazon
1,375 editions published between 961 and 2020 in 19 languages and held by 8,527 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the court of Elizabeth I, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, is favoured above all the noblemen of England. It is rumoured that the Queen may chose him for her husband, but Leicester has secretly married the beautiful Amy Robsart. Fearing ruin if this were known, he keeps his lovely young wife a virtual prisoner in an old country house. Meanwhile Leicester's manservant Varney has sinister designs on Amy, and enlists an alchemist to help him further his evil ambitions. Brilliantly recreating the splendour and pageantry of Elizabethan England, with Shakespeare, Walter Ralegh and Elizabeth herself among its characters, Kenilworth (1821) is a compelling depiction of intrigue, power struggles and superstition in a bygone age. - Amazon
The bride of Lammermoor by
Walter Scott(
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720 editions published between 1819 and 2019 in 7 languages and held by 7,106 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
720 editions published between 1819 and 2019 in 7 languages and held by 7,106 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
The Lady of the lake by
Walter Scott(
Book
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1,043 editions published between 1800 and 2019 in 6 languages and held by 6,854 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
1,043 editions published between 1800 and 2019 in 6 languages and held by 6,854 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
Quentin Durward by
Walter Scott(
Book
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1,319 editions published between 1800 and 2020 in 22 languages and held by 6,779 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
1,319 editions published between 1800 and 2020 in 22 languages and held by 6,779 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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828 editions published between 1800 and 2020 in 12 languages and held by 6,559 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
828 editions published between 1800 and 2020 in 12 languages and held by 6,559 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 heart of Midlothian by
Walter Scott(
Book
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875 editions published between 1800 and 2018 in 8 languages and held by 5,608 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
875 editions published between 1800 and 2018 in 8 languages and held by 5,608 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
Marmion : a tale of Flodden Field by
Walter Scott(
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626 editions published between 189 and 2020 in 4 languages and held by 4,594 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
626 editions published between 189 and 2020 in 4 languages and held by 4,594 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
Guy Mannering by
Walter Scott(
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420 editions published between 1771 and 2019 in 8 languages and held by 4,299 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A novel of 18th century Scotland filled with lawlessness, smuggling and a gypsy's curse in Galloway
420 editions published between 1771 and 2019 in 8 languages and held by 4,299 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A novel of 18th century Scotland filled with lawlessness, smuggling and a gypsy's curse in Galloway
Redgauntlet by
Walter Scott(
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548 editions published between 1800 and 2020 in 6 languages and held by 4,264 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"In the summer of 1765 Darsie Latimer sets out to discover the secret of his parentage in a journey to the wilds of Dumfriesshir. But very soon he discovers that he must confront not geographical but ideological wilds, for he is kidnapped by Edward Hugh Redgauntlet and involved in a last, fictional attempt to restore the Stuarts to the British throne. His Edinburgh friend, the advocate Alan Fairford, seeks to find him, and finds modes of life which pay scant heed to the rule of law, and many who maintain a covert allegiance to the exiled monarchy. The violent past is repeatedly recalled: the oral diablerie of the inset 'Wandering Willie's Tale', probably the greatest short story ever written in Scots, provides a grotesque vision of the structures of an older Scotland. It is this older Scotland which Redgauntlet wished to restore, but Darsie, who set out as a romantic, discovers through his experience a commitment to the Hanoverian peace." "The text is based on the first edition of 1824, emended by readings from Scott's manuscript and proof corrections which were lost in the original process of preparing the text for publication."--Jacket
548 editions published between 1800 and 2020 in 6 languages and held by 4,264 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"In the summer of 1765 Darsie Latimer sets out to discover the secret of his parentage in a journey to the wilds of Dumfriesshir. But very soon he discovers that he must confront not geographical but ideological wilds, for he is kidnapped by Edward Hugh Redgauntlet and involved in a last, fictional attempt to restore the Stuarts to the British throne. His Edinburgh friend, the advocate Alan Fairford, seeks to find him, and finds modes of life which pay scant heed to the rule of law, and many who maintain a covert allegiance to the exiled monarchy. The violent past is repeatedly recalled: the oral diablerie of the inset 'Wandering Willie's Tale', probably the greatest short story ever written in Scots, provides a grotesque vision of the structures of an older Scotland. It is this older Scotland which Redgauntlet wished to restore, but Darsie, who set out as a romantic, discovers through his experience a commitment to the Hanoverian peace." "The text is based on the first edition of 1824, emended by readings from Scott's manuscript and proof corrections which were lost in the original process of preparing the text for publication."--Jacket
A legend of the wars of Montrose by
Walter Scott(
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206 editions published between 1819 and 2018 in English and German and held by 4,011 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
206 editions published between 1819 and 2018 in English and German and held by 4,011 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
The antiquary by
Walter Scott(
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738 editions published between 1800 and 2018 in 7 languages and held by 3,871 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."--Jacket
738 editions published between 1800 and 2018 in 7 languages and held by 3,871 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."--Jacket
Old mortality by
Walter Scott(
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731 editions published between 1800 and 2020 in 6 languages and held by 3,562 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
First publisher in 1816. Publisher in the Penguin English Library 1975
731 editions published between 1800 and 2020 in 6 languages and held by 3,562 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
First publisher in 1816. Publisher in the Penguin English Library 1975
The fortunes of Nigel by
Walter Scott(
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665 editions published between 1800 and 2018 in 5 languages and held by 3,371 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
665 editions published between 1800 and 2018 in 5 languages and held by 3,371 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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633 editions published between 1800 and 2018 in 5 languages and held by 2,973 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
633 editions published between 1800 and 2018 in 5 languages and held by 2,973 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 monastery by
Walter Scott(
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615 editions published between 1800 and 2019 in 6 languages and held by 2,959 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
615 editions published between 1800 and 2019 in 6 languages and held by 2,959 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 pirate by
Walter Scott(
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626 editions published between 1800 and 2019 in 8 languages and held by 2,729 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."--Jacket
626 editions published between 1800 and 2019 in 8 languages and held by 2,729 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."--Jacket
Chronicles of the Canongate by
Walter Scott(
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97 editions published between 1827 and 2019 in 3 languages and held by 2,506 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Chronicles of the Canongate is unique among Scott's works as it is his only collection of shorter fiction. It contains his best-known tales, 'The Highland Widow' and 'The Two Drovers', and a third, less well known but of startling originality, 'The Surgeon's Daughter'. The three are set within the framing narrative of Chrystal Croftangry, an old bankrupt with pretensions to literature, who must inevitably be seen as a portrait of the artist facing up to his own insolvency in 1826." "Tales in a framework have a long ancestry in European and Oriental literature, and in Chronicles of the Canongate Scott adapts the genre with consummate skill. Each of the stories and Croftangry's narrative may be read independently, but together they constitute a themed work in which the narrator treats of the cultural conflicts in the new Britain and its growing empire in the thirty years from 1756"--Jacket
97 editions published between 1827 and 2019 in 3 languages and held by 2,506 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Chronicles of the Canongate is unique among Scott's works as it is his only collection of shorter fiction. It contains his best-known tales, 'The Highland Widow' and 'The Two Drovers', and a third, less well known but of startling originality, 'The Surgeon's Daughter'. The three are set within the framing narrative of Chrystal Croftangry, an old bankrupt with pretensions to literature, who must inevitably be seen as a portrait of the artist facing up to his own insolvency in 1826." "Tales in a framework have a long ancestry in European and Oriental literature, and in Chronicles of the Canongate Scott adapts the genre with consummate skill. Each of the stories and Croftangry's narrative may be read independently, but together they constitute a themed work in which the narrator treats of the cultural conflicts in the new Britain and its growing empire in the thirty years from 1756"--Jacket
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Related Identities
- Ivanhoe (Fictitious character)
- Rob Roy 1671-1734 Author
- Lang, Andrew 1844-1912 Other Author of introduction Illustrator Author Editor Collector
- Byron, George Gordon Byron Baron 1788-1824 Other Author
- Alexander, J. H. (John H.) Other Author Editor
- Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson) 1794-1854 Other Recipient Author Editor
- Charles Edward Prince, grandson of James II, King of England 1720-1788 Author
- Lady of the Lake (Legendary character)
- Hewitt, David 1942- Other Author of introduction Editor Publishing director
- Carlyle, Thomas 1795-1881 Author Translator
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Anglo-Saxons Antiquarians Arranged marriage Astrologers Authors, Scottish Charles,--Duke of Burgundy, Charles Edward,--Prince, grandson of James II, King of England, Covenanters Criticism and interpretation Crusades Disinheritance Dudley, Amy Robsart,--Lady, England England--London English literature English poetry Fathers and daughters France Great Britain Heroes in literature Historical fiction Historical fiction, Scottish Inheritance and succession Ivanhoe--(Fictitious character) Jacobites Jews Kenilworth Castle (Kenilworth, England) Knights and knighthood Lady of the Lake (Legendary character) Leicester, Robert Dudley,--Earl of, Literature Louis--XI,--King of France, Manners and customs Normans Outlaws Pardon Richard--I,--King of England, Rob Roy, Romanticism Scotland Scotland--Orkney Scotland--Shetland Scots Scott, Walter, Scottish fiction Sisters Trials (Murder) Women murderers Women prisoners Women travelers
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Abbotsford Knight 1771-1832
Antiquary Autorius
Author of Waverley
Author of "Waverley," "Ivanhoe," &c., 1771-1832
Author of «Waverley», The
Author of «Waverley» The 1771-1832
Author The Antiquary
Autor des Waverley.
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, Jedediath 1771-1832
Cleishbotham pseud
Gualterus Scott
Layman
Layman 1771-1832
Littlejohn , Hugh
Lockhart , John Hugh
Malagrowther Malachi
Malagrowther Malachi 1771-1832
Malagrowther, Malachi 1771-1832 Pseudonym von Walter Scott
Paul
Paul 1771-1832
S., W.
S. W. 1771-1832
S., W. (Walter Scott), 1771-1832
Schot, W. 1771-1832
Scott.
Scott 1771-1832
Scott, Gualterus 1771-1832
Scott, Gualtiero
Scott, Gualtiero 1771-1832
Scott, Sir Walter
Scott, Sir Walter 1771-1832
Scott, Sir Walter bart
Scott, Val'ter
Scott W.
Scott W. 1771-1832
Scott, W. (Walter), 1771-1832
Scott Walter
Scott, Walter 1771-1832
Scott, Walter 1771-1832 Sir
Scott, Walter, 1771-1832 Sir, bart.
Scott, Walter Bart.
Scott, Walter S.
Scott, Walter S. 1771-1832
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, V. (Valters), 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.
Somnambulus
Somnambulus 1771-1832
Somnambulus 1771-1832 Pseudonym von Walter Scott
Ssu-ko-te
Ssu-ko-tʻe 1771-1832
Ssu-ko-tʻe, Wa-erh-tʻe
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-t'e Ssu-ko-t'e
Wa-erh-tʻe Ssu-ko-tʻe 1771-1832
Walter Scott
Walter Scott brittisk författare
Walter Scott escritor del Romanticismo británico
Walter Scott escritor y abogado británico
Walter Scott İskoçyalı tarihî roman yazarı ve şairi
Walter Scott poète et écrivain écossais
Walter Scott schottische Verfasser vo historische Romään
Walter Scott schottischer Autor 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 scriptor scote
Walter Scott scrittore e poeta britannico
Walter Scott Sir
Walter Scott skota verkisto
Walter Scott skotlantilainen kirjailija
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
Վալտեր Սքոթ գրող
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، 1771-1832
سكوت، ولتر، 1771-1832 سير،
سكوت، ولتر، السير، 1771-1832
سكوت، وولتر، 1771-1882 السير،
والتر اسکات
والتر سكوت
والتر سكوت روائي وكاتب مسرحي وشاعر اسكتلندي
والٹر اسکاٹ اسکاٹی تاریخی ناول نگار اور شاعر
والٹر سکاٹ
وولتر سكوت، 1771-1882 السير،
वाल्टर स्कट
वाल्टर स्काट स्कॉटिश ऐतिहासिक उपन्यासकार, नाटककार, और कवि
ওয়াল্টার স্কট
ਵਾਲਟਰ ਸਕਾਟ
வால்டர் ஸ்காட் ஸ்காட்டிஷ் வரலாற்று புதின ஆசிரியர், கவிஞர், நாடக ஆசிரியர், வரலாற்றாசிரியர்
వాల్టర్ స్కాట్ స్కాటిష్ చారిత్రక నవలా రచయిత, నాటక రచయిత మరియు కవి
စကော့ဆာဝေါ်လတာ
უოლტერ სკოტი
스코트, S. W. 1771-1832
스코트, 써 월터 1771-1832
스코트, 월터 써 1771-1832
스콧, 월터 1771-1832
스콧트, 월터 1771-1832
월터 스콧
ウォルター・スコット
スコット 1771-1832
スコット, ウォルター
スコット, ウォルター 1771-1832
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
司各特
沃尔特·司各特
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