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Walter Scott (1771-1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, and playwright. Although he was an advocate and legal administrator by profession, Scott is most famous for his great literary works and activities in the Royal Highland Society. Inspired by the legend of the Good Devil of Woodstock, this historical novel takes place near the end of English Civil War. The events revolve around the king of England, Scotland and Ireland Charles II and his escape from the country right after the...
| Автор | Вальтер Скотт, Sir Walter Scott |
| Жанр | Классическая проза |
| Год | 2018 |
Walter Scott (1771-1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, and playwright. Although he was an advocate and legal administrator by profession, Scott is most famous for his great literary works and activities in the Royal Highland Society. "The Fortunes of Nigel" tells the story of a young Scottish nobleman, Nigel Olifaunt. He travels to London to ask the King to repay his father's loan. Nigel wishes to buy out his estate, but the Duke of Buckingham and Prince Charles already have plans...
| Автор | Вальтер Скотт, Sir Walter Scott |
| Жанр | Классическая проза |
| Год | 2018 |
Walter Scott (1771—1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, and playwright. Although he was an advocate and legal administrator by profession, Scott is most famous for his great literary works and activities in the Royal Highland Society. Inspired by the story of the Battle of the North Inch, "The Fair Maid of Perth" is set in Perth, Saint John's Town, and several other parts of Scotland in the early fifteenth century. It tells the story of Catharine Glover, the fair maid of the title and...
| Автор | Вальтер Скотт, Sir Walter Scott |
| Жанр | Классическая проза |
| Год | 2018 |
Walter Scott (1771-1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, and playwright. Although he was an advocate and legal administrator by profession, Scott is most famous for his great literary works and activities in the Royal Highland Society. This book includes three notorious short tales: "The Two Drovers", "My Aunt Margaret's Mirror" and wonderful "The Tapestried Chamber"..
| Автор | Вальтер Скотт, Sir Walter Scott |
| Жанр | Классическая проза |
| Год | 2018 |
Walter Scott (1771—1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, and playwright. Although he was an advocate and legal administrator by profession, Scott is most famous for his great literary works and activities in the Royal Highland Society. "Peveril of the Peak" is a wonderful historical novel set near the end of the seventeenth century in the years following the English Civil War. Most of the story takes place in locations of Derbyshire, London, and on the Isle of Man and revolves around a...
| Автор | Вальтер Скотт, Sir Walter Scott, Scott Walter |
| Жанр | Классическая проза |
| Год | 2018 |
Walter Scott (1771—1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, and playwright. Although he was an advocate and legal administrator by profession, Scott is most famous for his great literary works and activities in the Royal Highland Society. Set in medieval times, the plot of the historical novel "Quentin Durward" revolves around the rivalry between King of France Louis XI and his vassal Duke of Burgundy Charles the Bold. To weaken his subject, Louis secretly incites the cities of Ghent,...
| Автор | Вальтер Скотт, Sir Walter Scott, Scott Walter |
| Жанр | Классическая проза |
| Год | 2018 |
Walter Scott (1771-1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, and playwright. Although he was an advocate and legal administrator by profession, Scott is most famous for his great literary works and activities in the Royal Highland Society. "Peveril of the Peak" is a wonderful historical novel set near the end of the seventeenth century in the years following the English Civil War. Most of the story takes place in locations of Derbyshire, London, and on the Isle of Man and revolves around a...
| Автор | Вальтер Скотт, Sir Walter Scott |
| Жанр | Классическая проза |
| Год | 2018 |
Walter Scott (1771—1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, and playwright. Although he was an advocate and legal administrator by profession, Scott is most famous for his great literary works and activities in the Royal Highland Society. "The Fortunes of Nigel" tells the story of a young Scottish nobleman, Nigel Olifaunt. He travels to London to ask the King to repay his father's loan. Nigel wishes to buy out his estate, but the Duke of Buckingham and Prince Charles already have plans...
| Автор | Вальтер Скотт, Sir Walter Scott, Scott Walter |
| Жанр | Классическая проза |
| Год | 2018 |
Walter Scott (1771-1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, and playwright. Although he was an advocate and legal administrator by profession, Scott is most famous for his great literary works and activities in the Royal Highland Society. The historical novel "The Bride of Lammermoor," set in in the Lammermuir Hills, Scotland, tells the story of tragic love. In an attempt of vengeance, Edgar Ravenswood falls in love with his enemy's daughter, Lucy Ashton. However, fate is cruel, and this...
| Автор | Вальтер Скотт, Sir Walter Scott |
| Жанр | Классическая проза |
| Год | 2018 |
Walter Scott (1771—1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, and playwright. Although he was an advocate and legal administrator by profession, Scott is most famous for his great literary works and activities in the Royal Highland Society. "Waverley; Or, Tis Sixty Years Since" is a historical novel, the author's first work of prose also considered his most popular historical novel. It takes place during the uprising of the Jacobite uprising of 1745, supporters of the feudal dynasty of the...
| Автор | Вальтер Скотт, Sir Walter Scott |
| Жанр | Классическая проза |
| Год | 2018 |
Walter Scott (1771—1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, and playwright. Although he was an advocate and legal administrator by profession, Scott is most famous for his great literary works and activities in the Royal Highland Society. Inspired by the legend of the Good Devil of Woodstock, this historical novel takes place near the end of English Civil War. The events revolve around the king of England, Scotland and Ireland Charles II and his escape from the country right after the...
| Автор | Вальтер Скотт, Sir Walter Scott |
| Жанр | Классическая проза |
| Год | 2018 |
Walter Scott (1771—1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, and playwright. Although he was an advocate and legal administrator by profession, Scott is most famous for his great literary works and activities in the Royal Highland Society. "Waverley; Or, Tis Sixty Years Since" is a historical novel, the author's first work of prose also considered his most popular historical novel. It takes place during the uprising of the Jacobite uprising of 1745, supporters of the feudal dynasty of the...
| Автор | Вальтер Скотт, Sir Walter Scott |
| Жанр | Классическая проза |
| Год | 2018 |
Walter Scott (1771-1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, and playwright. Although he was an advocate and legal administrator by profession, Scott is most famous for his great literary works and activities in the Royal Highland Society. This historical novel tells the story of author's most famous character, Sir Dugald Dalgetty of Drumthwacket and his involvement in the fight of Montrose during the English Civil War. The narrative moves dramatically from Dalgetty's unflinching encounter...
| Автор | Вальтер Скотт, Sir Walter Scott |
| Жанр | Классическая проза |
| Год | 2018 |
Walter Scott (1771—1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, and playwright. Although he was an advocate and legal administrator by profession, Scott is most famous for his great literary works and activities in the Royal Highland Society. Being one of the most popular historical novels of the time, "Guy Mannering" tells the story a young boy Henry Bertram, who was kidnapped at the age of five by smugglers after witnessing the murder of a customs officer. It follows the adventures of Harry...
| Автор | Вальтер Скотт, Sir Walter Scott |
| Жанр | Классическая проза |
| Год | 2018 |
Walter Scott (1771-1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, and playwright. Although he was an advocate and legal administrator by profession, Scott is most famous for his great literary works and activities in the Royal Highland Society. Inspired by the legend of the Good Devil of Woodstock, this historical novel takes place near the end of English Civil War. The events revolve around the king of England, Scotland and Ireland Charles II and his escape from the country right after the...
| Автор | Sir Walter Scott |
| Жанр | Проза, Классическая проза |
| Год | 2018 |