Scott, sir walter, 17711832, scottish novelist and poet, b. This, one of the great works of fiction, is of historical value for its graphic. This, one of the great works of fiction, is of historical value for its graphic picture of the saxons and normans in england after the norman occupation of the land. Feinberg collection of walt whitman library of congress.
This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. Waverley embraced the age of our fathers, guy mannering that of our own youth, and the antiquary refers to the last ten years of the eighteenth century. The outlaw rob roy macgregor was already a legendary, disputed figure by the time scott wrote. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature. The present work completes a series of fictitious narratives, intended to illustrate the manners of scotland at three different periods. Walter scott has 2106 books on goodreads with 262848 ratings. The antiquary sir walter scott audiobook and ebook all. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. The antiquary sir walter scott audiobook and ebook. With a biography, and his last additions and illustrations, volume 1 the complete works of sir walter scott. Books by scott, walter sorted by popularity gutenberg. The antiquary is not so much a historical novel as it is a novel about historyabout how and in what ways people bury, distort, and attempt to recall the past. It is believed that the antiquary was the scotts favorite novel. Scotts first venture into prose fiction, anonymously published in 1814, often.
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