Waverley Or Tis Sixty Years Since: Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since by Walter Scott: An Historical Novel by Sir Walter ScottPrabhat Prakashan, 1 ene 1814 - 370 páginas Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since by Walter Scott: Step into the historical romance and adventure of Walter Scott's "Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since." This novel takes readers to the 18th-century Scottish Highlands, where they will encounter political intrigue, love, and the clash of cultures. Key Aspects of the Book "Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since": Walter Scott was a Scottish novelist and poet known for his historical novels that celebrated Scottish culture and history. "Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since" is a testament to his storytelling prowess and his contribution to the genre of historical fiction. |
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... Edward, the hero of our tale, then in his fifth year, was their only child. It chanced that the infant with his maid had strayed one morning to a mile's distance from the avenue of Brerewood Lodge, his father's seat. Their attention was ...
... Edward was permitted to pass the greater part of the year at the Hall, and appeared to stand in the same intimate relation to both families, although their mutual intercourse was otherwise limited to formal messages and more formal ...
... Edward Waverley, was of a nature somewhat desultory. In infancy his health suffered, or was supposed to suffer (which is quite the same thing), by the air of London. As soon, therefore, as official duties, attendance on Parliament, or ...
... Edward's power of imagination and love of literature, although the former was vivid and the latter ardent, were so far from affording a remedy to this peculiar evil, that they rather inflamed and increased its violence. The library at ...
... Edward eagerly carried the gun for one season, yet when practice had given him some dexterity, the pastime ceased to afford him amusement. In the succeeding spring, the perusal of old Isaac Walton's fascinating volume determined Edward ...