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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... mind more ambitious than mine; and in entering into this new contest for reputation I might be said rather to endanger what I had than to have any considerable chance of acquiring more. I was affected, too, by none of those motives ...
... mind, I have seldom felt more satisfaction than when, returning from a pleasure voyage, I found Waverley in the zenith of popularity, and public curiosity in full cry after the name of the Author. The knowledge that I had the public ...
... of his criticism, the acuteness of his reasoning, and the very gentlemanlike manner in which he conducted his inquiries, displayed not only powers of accurate investigation, but a temper of mind deserving to be employed on a subject.
... mind deserving to be employed on a subject of much greater importance; and I have no doubt made converts to his opinion of almost all who thought the point worthy of consideration. [Footnote: Letters on the Author of Waverley; Rodwell ...
... mind to exhibit himself in public after his recent disaster; but Oswald the steward, a great formalist in whatever concerned the public exhibition of his master's household state, had positively enjoined his attendance. “What,” quoth he ...