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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... took the opportu- nity of revising , amplifying , and even introducing new ideas . Thus for Scott reading proofs was a creative rather than just a corrective engagement with his texts . The proofs went back to Ballantyne , who oversaw ...
... took the opportu- nity of revising , amplifying , and even introducing new ideas . Thus for Scott reading proofs was a creative rather than just a corrective engagement with his texts . The proofs went back to Ballantyne , who oversaw ...
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... took him to retrieve his dirk from Hugh Morrison - two hours after which he appeared like a ' wraith ' ( 139 ) , bent only on his revenge . For the judge , his passions would have cooled in those two hours , making his stabbing of Harry ...
... took him to retrieve his dirk from Hugh Morrison - two hours after which he appeared like a ' wraith ' ( 139 ) , bent only on his revenge . For the judge , his passions would have cooled in those two hours , making his stabbing of Harry ...
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... took ... and what can I do more ? ” ( 146 ) . THE SURGEON'S DAUGHTER " The Surgeon's Daughter ' differs from the tales that precede it in Chronicles by being set partly in India , but shares with them the theme of people leaving ...
... took ... and what can I do more ? ” ( 146 ) . THE SURGEON'S DAUGHTER " The Surgeon's Daughter ' differs from the tales that precede it in Chronicles by being set partly in India , but shares with them the theme of people leaving ...
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... took over its functions . 30 Paradise Lost , 1.711 . 31 See Historical Note , 356-57- 32 Zahra A. Hussein Ali , ' Adjusting the Borders of Self : Sir Walter Scott's The Two Drovers ' , Papers on Language and Literature , 37 ( 2001 ) ...
... took over its functions . 30 Paradise Lost , 1.711 . 31 See Historical Note , 356-57- 32 Zahra A. Hussein Ali , ' Adjusting the Borders of Self : Sir Walter Scott's The Two Drovers ' , Papers on Language and Literature , 37 ( 2001 ) ...
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... took him into many parts of Scotland and the north of England : e.g. in 1793 to Perthshire and the Trossachs ; in 1796 to the north - east of Scotland ; and in 1797 to Cumberland and the Lake District . In April involved in a brawl with ...
... took him into many parts of Scotland and the north of England : e.g. in 1793 to Perthshire and the Trossachs ; in 1796 to the north - east of Scotland ; and in 1797 to Cumberland and the Lake District . In April involved in a brawl with ...
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