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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... spirits, appetite, and impatience of fifteen, and suffered, of course, greatly under this severe regimen, which the repeated return of my disorder rendered indispensable, he will not be surprised that I was abandoned to my own ...
... spirit of a people who, living in a civilised age and country, retained so strong a tincture of manners belonging to an early period of society, must afford a subject favourable for romance, if it should not prove a curious tale marred ...
... spirit which he had displayed when a boy in his native country. Mr. Scott would probably have been highly successful, being familiarly acquainted with the manners of the native Indians, of the old French settlers in Canada, and of the ...
... spirit was quailed by the supernatural terrors of the hall, and he thought to unsheathe the sword first, might be construed into defiance, and give offence to the powers of the Mountain. He took the bugle with a trembling hand, and a ...
... spirit of innovation which had gone abroad? Did not the laity tremble for their property, the clergy for their religion, and every loyal heart for the Constitution? Was it not thought necessary to destroy the building which was on fire ...