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Selected Short Stories of Sir Walter Scott

SCOTT, SIR WALTER Cecil, David(Notes by)Renton, Ronald(Introduction by)
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His Waverley novels brought Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) great international fame in his own day.

Many modern readers, however, find them too daunting, perhaps because of their considerable length.

The aim of this volume is to introduce the general reader to Scott's prose fiction through his highly accessible short stories. These include the "straightforward" horror stories My Aunt Margaret's Mirror and The Tapestried Chamber and the masterly Wandering Willie's Tale with its weird expedition to Hell, told in broad Scots.

The Highland Widow and The Two Drovers mirror the themes of some of Scott's great novels.

The former deals with friction and misunderstanding between generations in a Highland family - with fatal consequences.

The latter examines ideas of justice and honour when Highlander and Englishman collide - again with fatal consequences.Also included are The Fortunes of Martin Waldeck and Death of the Laird's Jock.

With an Introduction by Ronald W. Renton and an Essay by David Cecil.

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Product Details
Kennedy And Boyd
1904999956 / 9781904999959
Paperback / softback
07/01/2011
United Kingdom
208 pages, black & white illustrations
152 x 229 mm, 312 grams
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