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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... Highland scenery and customs made so favourable an impression in the poem called the Lady of the Lake, that I was induced to think of attempting something of the same kind in prose. I had been a good deal in the Highlands at a time when ...
... Highland and Lowland, having been familiar with the elder as well as more modern race, and having had from my infancy free and unrestrained communication with all ranks of my countrymen, from the Scottish peer to the Scottish ploughman ...
... Highland story and more modern events would have a better chance of popularity than a tale of chivalry. My thoughts, therefore, returned more than once to the tale which I had actually commenced, and accident at length threw the lost ...
... Highland cateran Bean Lean, are managed without much skill. It suited best, however, the road I wanted to travel, and permitted me to introduce some descriptions of scenery and manners, to which the reality gave an interest which the ...
... Highland pictures, induced him “to attempt something of the same sort in prose.” This, as Lockhart notes, cannot refer to 1805, as the “Lady of the Lake” did not appear till 1810. But the good fortune of the “Lady” may very well have ...