Waverley, Or, 'Tis Sixty Years SinceAdam & Charles Black, 1890 - 191 páginas |
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... interest to hurry communicated to the public . The Author also proposes to publish on this occasion the various legends , family traditions , or obscure historical facts , which have formed the ground - work of these novels , and to ...
... interest to hurry communicated to the public . The Author also proposes to publish on this occasion the various legends , family traditions , or obscure historical facts , which have formed the ground - work of these novels , and to ...
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... interest which I had conceived ; and was led to form the opinion that a romance founded on a Highland story , and more modern events , would have a better chance of popularity than a tale of chivalry . My thoughts , therefore , returned ...
... interest which I had conceived ; and was led to form the opinion that a romance founded on a Highland story , and more modern events , would have a better chance of popularity than a tale of chivalry . My thoughts , therefore , returned ...
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... interest in these frequent publications . There was a mystery concerning the author , which each new novel was expected to assist in unravelling , although it might in other respects rank lower than its predecessors . Great anxiety was ...
... interest in these frequent publications . There was a mystery concerning the author , which each new novel was expected to assist in unravelling , although it might in other respects rank lower than its predecessors . Great anxiety was ...
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... interest in the object when it is opened , and the internal machinery displayed to them . That Waverley and its successors have had their day of favour and popularity must be admitted with sincere gratitude ; and the Author has studied ...
... interest in the object when it is opened , and the internal machinery displayed to them . That Waverley and its successors have had their day of favour and popularity must be admitted with sincere gratitude ; and the Author has studied ...
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... interest in the shire where it lay . But this was a consummation of things not to be ex- pected at Richard's outset , when Sir Everard was in the prime of life , and certain to be an acceptable suitor in almost any family , whether ...
... interest in the shire where it lay . But this was a consummation of things not to be ex- pected at Richard's outset , when Sir Everard was in the prime of life , and certain to be an acceptable suitor in almost any family , whether ...
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