Waverley, Or, 'tis Sixty Years Since: In Three Volumes, Volumen 1 |
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Such being his purpose , it is necessary to say a few words on the plan of the
proposed Edition . In stating it to be revised and corrected , it is not to be inferred
that any attempt is made to alter the tenor of the stories , the character of the
actors ...
Such being his purpose , it is necessary to say a few words on the plan of the
proposed Edition . In stating it to be revised and corrected , it is not to be inferred
that any attempt is made to alter the tenor of the stories , the character of the
actors ...
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The Author has also ventured to make some emendations of a different character
, which , without being such apparent deviations from the original stories as to
disturb the reader's old associations , will , he thinks , add something to the spirit
of ...
The Author has also ventured to make some emendations of a different character
, which , without being such apparent deviations from the original stories as to
disturb the reader's old associations , will , he thinks , add something to the spirit
of ...
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I must refer to a very early period of my life , were I to point out my first
achievements as a tale - teller - but I believe some of my old schoolfellows can
still bear witness that I had a distinguished character for that talent , at a time
when the ...
I must refer to a very early period of my life , were I to point out my first
achievements as a tale - teller - but I believe some of my old schoolfellows can
still bear witness that I had a distinguished character for that talent , at a time
when the ...
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It is enough to say , that I had assumed the latter character for several years
before I seriously thought of attempting a work of imagination in prose , although
one or two of my poetical attempts did not differ from romances otherwise than by
...
It is enough to say , that I had assumed the latter character for several years
before I seriously thought of attempting a work of imagination in prose , although
one or two of my poetical attempts did not differ from romances otherwise than by
...
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... with plenty of Border characters , and supernatural incident . Having found
unexpectedly a chapter of this intended work among some old papers , I have
subjoined it to this introductory essay , thinking some readers may account as
curious ...
... with plenty of Border characters , and supernatural incident . Having found
unexpectedly a chapter of this intended work among some old papers , I have
subjoined it to this introductory essay , thinking some readers may account as
curious ...
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