Chronicles of the CanongatePenguin, 2003 - 427 páginas Ranging from the wilds of the Scottish Highlands to the dusty streets of Madras, these three stories all show lives transformed - and, in some cases, destroyed - by words and cultures in conflict. In 'The Highland widow', a mother is devastated when her son announces his intention to join the British army to fight in America, and uses all her cunning to keep him at home. 'The two drovers' is a tale of prophecy fulfilled in which the Englishman Harry Wakefield is set against his Scottish friend Robin Oig in a destructive and ultimately tragic quarrel. 'The surgeon's daughter' follows the fortunes of three young Scots who attempt to settle in India during the early years of British Empire. Based on the authoritative Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels, which follows the text of the Scott collection in its original form, this volume features a new introduction by Clare Lamont. It also includes a chronology of Scott's life and works, textual and historical notes and a glossary. |
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Sir Walter Scott Claire Lamont. PENGUIN BOOKS Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Books Ltd , 80 Strand , London WC2R ORL , England Penguin Putnam Inc. , 375 Hudson Street , New York , New York 10014 , USA Penguin Books Australia Ltd ...
Sir Walter Scott Claire Lamont. PENGUIN BOOKS Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Books Ltd , 80 Strand , London WC2R ORL , England Penguin Putnam Inc. , 375 Hudson Street , New York , New York 10014 , USA Penguin Books Australia Ltd ...
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Sir Walter Scott Claire Lamont. INTRODUCTION Walter Scott's Chronicles of the Canongate , first published in 1827 , contains two of his best - known tales , " The Highland Widow ' and ' The Two Drovers ' , and a third , " The Surgeon's ...
Sir Walter Scott Claire Lamont. INTRODUCTION Walter Scott's Chronicles of the Canongate , first published in 1827 , contains two of his best - known tales , " The Highland Widow ' and ' The Two Drovers ' , and a third , " The Surgeon's ...
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Sir Walter Scott Claire Lamont. have no knowledge . Robin is the beneficiary of the mistake , and although he offers to ... Scott might have endorsed . For others - probably the majority of modern readers - the judge is simply another ...
Sir Walter Scott Claire Lamont. have no knowledge . Robin is the beneficiary of the mistake , and although he offers to ... Scott might have endorsed . For others - probably the majority of modern readers - the judge is simply another ...
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... Scott took the place of an elderly Clerk , but , as there was no retirement and pension scheme , allowed his predecessor to keep the salary of £ 800 per annum for life . While in London Scott was ' taken up ' by high society . Brother ...
... Scott took the place of an elderly Clerk , but , as there was no retirement and pension scheme , allowed his predecessor to keep the salary of £ 800 per annum for life . While in London Scott was ' taken up ' by high society . Brother ...
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Sir Walter Scott Claire Lamont. BIOGRAPHY There are very many biographies of Scott . The most important still is by J. G. Lockhart , for , although it is unreliable in some of its detail , it is the work of someone who knew Scott and his ...
Sir Walter Scott Claire Lamont. BIOGRAPHY There are very many biographies of Scott . The most important still is by J. G. Lockhart , for , although it is unreliable in some of its detail , it is the work of someone who knew Scott and his ...
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