Old Mortality / Walter Scott

Public ISBD Titre : Old Mortality Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Walter Scott ; Angus Calder Editeur : London [England] : Penguin Books Année de publication : 1975 Importance : 608 p. Présentation : couv. ill. en coul. Format : 18 cm ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 0-14-043098-9 Note générale : "Text is ... a reprint ... of the one published in 1830 in the collected edition of the Waverley novels." Langues : Anglais Catégories : LITTERATURE ET LANGUE ANGLAISE:828 English literature Résumé : Set in 1679 during the Scottish populist rebellion known as the Covenanter uprising, The Tale of Old Mortality is one of the outstanding historical fictions of the nineteenth century. Henry Morton of Milnewood is compelled to take up arms against the royalists, who are led by Claverhouse, a true villain in Scottish history who is, nonetheless, one of Scott's most complex characters. A moderate Covenanter, Horton -- whose loyalties are divided by his love for Edith, the beautiful granddaughter of Lady Margaret Bellenden -- is one of the "people's heroes" who challenge King Charles II and change the course of Scottish history. Old Mortality is Scott's undisputed masterpiece and distills the humor, grit, and romance of the west of Scotland, past and present. Old Mortality [texte imprimé] / Walter Scott ; Angus Calder . - London (England) : Penguin Books, 1975 . - 608 p. : couv. ill. en coul. ; 18 cm. ISBN : 0-14-043098-9 "Text is ... a reprint ... of the one published in 1830 in the collected edition of the Waverley novels." Langues : Anglais Catégories : LITTERATURE ET LANGUE ANGLAISE:828 English literature Résumé : Set in 1679 during the Scottish populist rebellion known as the Covenanter uprising, The Tale of Old Mortality is one of the outstanding historical fictions of the nineteenth century. Henry Morton of Milnewood is compelled to take up arms against the royalists, who are led by Claverhouse, a true villain in Scottish history who is, nonetheless, one of Scott's most complex characters. A moderate Covenanter, Horton -- whose loyalties are divided by his love for Edith, the beautiful granddaughter of Lady Margaret Bellenden -- is one of the "people's heroes" who challenge King Charles II and change the course of Scottish history. Old Mortality is Scott's undisputed masterpiece and distills the humor, grit, and romance of the west of Scotland, past and present.

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