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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... known tales , " The Highland Widow ' and ' The Two Drovers ' , and a third , " The Surgeon's Daughter ' , which is less well known but is remarkable for being one of the earliest pieces of English historical fiction set in India ...
... known tales , " The Highland Widow ' and ' The Two Drovers ' , and a third , " The Surgeon's Daughter ' , which is less well known but is remarkable for being one of the earliest pieces of English historical fiction set in India ...
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... known how dreadfully the Nawaub kept this promise , and how he and his son afterwards sunk before the discipline and bravery of the Europeans ' ( 284-5 ) . This acknowledges both the discreditable actions of the British - punished by ...
... known how dreadfully the Nawaub kept this promise , and how he and his son afterwards sunk before the discipline and bravery of the Europeans ' ( 284-5 ) . This acknowledges both the discreditable actions of the British - punished by ...
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... known as the ' Mag- num Opus ' . The Waverley Novels were among the most frequently reprinted works of the nineteenth century , and all editions after Scott's death were based upon the edition of 1829-33 . Of these , the best are the ...
... known as the ' Mag- num Opus ' . The Waverley Novels were among the most frequently reprinted works of the nineteenth century , and all editions after Scott's death were based upon the edition of 1829-33 . Of these , the best are the ...
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... known as the ' Magnum ' edition ( 48 vols , Edinburgh , 1829-33 ) . This edition started the tradition of splitting up the work : in the Magnum the first volume of Chronicles appears in Vol . 41 , and the second in Vol . 48. Scott added ...
... known as the ' Magnum ' edition ( 48 vols , Edinburgh , 1829-33 ) . This edition started the tradition of splitting up the work : in the Magnum the first volume of Chronicles appears in Vol . 41 , and the second in Vol . 48. Scott added ...
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... known to so many people that I was indifferent on the subject . Lord MEADOWBANK was thus induced , while doing me the great honour of proposing my health to the meeting , to say something on the subject of these Novels , so strongly ...
... known to so many people that I was indifferent on the subject . Lord MEADOWBANK was thus induced , while doing me the great honour of proposing my health to the meeting , to say something on the subject of these Novels , so strongly ...
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