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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... young man , and ready to take charge of his life . He frets under the domination of his strong - willed mother and , after a quarrel , signs up with a recruiting officer for a newly formed Highland regiment destined to fight in America ...
... young man , and ready to take charge of his life . He frets under the domination of his strong - willed mother and , after a quarrel , signs up with a recruiting officer for a newly formed Highland regiment destined to fight in America ...
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... young man in his last hours , and conveys the news of his execution to his mother . Elspat , a Catholic , addresses him with contempt . Her religion is presented as one of spiritual barter and subjection , implying that the passions of ...
... young man in his last hours , and conveys the news of his execution to his mother . Elspat , a Catholic , addresses him with contempt . Her religion is presented as one of spiritual barter and subjection , implying that the passions of ...
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... young to rebel . " Youthful rebellion would hardly surprise us , were it not for the nature of that rebellion in Scott's Jacobite fiction . The young rebel against rebellion . In Redgauntlet Darsie rebels against his uncle's plans for ...
... young to rebel . " Youthful rebellion would hardly surprise us , were it not for the nature of that rebellion in Scott's Jacobite fiction . The young rebel against rebellion . In Redgauntlet Darsie rebels against his uncle's plans for ...
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... young man destroyed by forces too big for him , and Elspat's inscrutability in her grief prevents us knowing to what extent she recognises herself to be the cause of her distress . Hamish's poignant last message to his mother places him ...
... young man destroyed by forces too big for him , and Elspat's inscrutability in her grief prevents us knowing to what extent she recognises herself to be the cause of her distress . Hamish's poignant last message to his mother places him ...
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... young woman who was a relation of the Fairscribes.26 Mr Fairscribe , a Presbyterian Lowland lawyer , has not ... young people live in the house of the local doctor , Gideon Grey . One is his daughter , Menie , and the other two are his ...
... young woman who was a relation of the Fairscribes.26 Mr Fairscribe , a Presbyterian Lowland lawyer , has not ... young people live in the house of the local doctor , Gideon Grey . One is his daughter , Menie , and the other two are his ...
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