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A Guide to the Life and Work of Sir Walter Scott: A Brief Biography and Plot Summaries of 14 Novels

A Guide to the Life and Work of Sir Walter Scott: A Brief Biography and Plot Summaries of 14 Novels

Charles Dudley Warner
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This Kindle edition describes the life and work of early 19th century Scottish novelist and poet Sir Walter Scott. The biography portion was originally published in 1919 in the esteemed multi-volume “World Book: Organized Knowledge in Story and Picture”; the plot summaries originally appeared in 1910 in “Warner’s Synopsis of Books, Ancient and Modern.”

CONTENTS

PART I. A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF SIR WALTER SCOTT
PART II. PLOT SUMMARIES
Waverley
Guy Mannering
The Antiquary
The Heart of Midlothian
The Bride of Lammermoor
Ivanhoe
The Abbot
Kenilworth
Quentin Durward
Redgauntlet
Woodstock
The Fair Maid of Perth
Anne of Geierstein
Count Robert of Paris

Sample passages:


Sir Walter Scott, a Scotch novelist and poet, was born at Edinburgh, August 15, 1771. His father was a lawyer, a man with little of the adventurous spirit that distinguished the son; but among the ancestors of the family on both sides were border chieftains, tales of whose bold raids and marauding expeditions still lived in the countryside. Young Walter Scott never tired of hearing these accounts—indeed everyone with whom he came in contact was called upon to tell him stories. It was fortunate that he could find enjoyment in this way, for an illness when he was less than two years old left him lame and delicate and unable to play like other boys. He was sent to his grandfather’s farm to regain his strength, and spent days listening to the stories his aunt read to him or lying in the fields, watched over by his grandfather’s old shepherd. For a boy with an intense interest in all he saw about him, it was very hard to lie still and look at things from a distance, and gradually he began to drag himself about.


While the Lady Rowena is a model of beauty, dignity, and gentleness, she is somewhat overshadowed by Rebecca, who was Scott’s favorite of all his characters. She is as generous as her father is avaricious; and although loving Ivanhoe with intense devotion, realizes that her union with him is impossible. She nobly offers to the Templar Bois-Guilbert any sum that he may demand for the release of the imprisoned Rowena. A strong scene occurs when she defies this infatuated Crusader, and threatens to throw herself from the turret into the courtyard. Bois-Guilbert carries her to the Preceptory of Templestowe, where she is convicted of sorcery on account of her religion, her skill in medicine, and her attractiveness. Condemned to the stake, she is permitted a trial by combat, and selects Ivanhoe for her champion. Rebecca is pronounced guiltless and free.

About the authors:
Charles Dudley Warner was an American author, editor, and lecturer. Other works include “The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today” , “My Summer in a Garden,” and “As We Were Saying.” A. McCaleb was a staff editor for “World Book: Organized Knowledge in Story and Picture.”
Language
English
Pages
18
Format
Kindle Edition
Publisher
A. J. Cornell Publications
Release
January 31, 2012

A Guide to the Life and Work of Sir Walter Scott: A Brief Biography and Plot Summaries of 14 Novels

Charles Dudley Warner
4/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
This Kindle edition describes the life and work of early 19th century Scottish novelist and poet Sir Walter Scott. The biography portion was originally published in 1919 in the esteemed multi-volume “World Book: Organized Knowledge in Story and Picture”; the plot summaries originally appeared in 1910 in “Warner’s Synopsis of Books, Ancient and Modern.”

CONTENTS

PART I. A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF SIR WALTER SCOTT
PART II. PLOT SUMMARIES
Waverley
Guy Mannering
The Antiquary
The Heart of Midlothian
The Bride of Lammermoor
Ivanhoe
The Abbot
Kenilworth
Quentin Durward
Redgauntlet
Woodstock
The Fair Maid of Perth
Anne of Geierstein
Count Robert of Paris

Sample passages:


Sir Walter Scott, a Scotch novelist and poet, was born at Edinburgh, August 15, 1771. His father was a lawyer, a man with little of the adventurous spirit that distinguished the son; but among the ancestors of the family on both sides were border chieftains, tales of whose bold raids and marauding expeditions still lived in the countryside. Young Walter Scott never tired of hearing these accounts—indeed everyone with whom he came in contact was called upon to tell him stories. It was fortunate that he could find enjoyment in this way, for an illness when he was less than two years old left him lame and delicate and unable to play like other boys. He was sent to his grandfather’s farm to regain his strength, and spent days listening to the stories his aunt read to him or lying in the fields, watched over by his grandfather’s old shepherd. For a boy with an intense interest in all he saw about him, it was very hard to lie still and look at things from a distance, and gradually he began to drag himself about.


While the Lady Rowena is a model of beauty, dignity, and gentleness, she is somewhat overshadowed by Rebecca, who was Scott’s favorite of all his characters. She is as generous as her father is avaricious; and although loving Ivanhoe with intense devotion, realizes that her union with him is impossible. She nobly offers to the Templar Bois-Guilbert any sum that he may demand for the release of the imprisoned Rowena. A strong scene occurs when she defies this infatuated Crusader, and threatens to throw herself from the turret into the courtyard. Bois-Guilbert carries her to the Preceptory of Templestowe, where she is convicted of sorcery on account of her religion, her skill in medicine, and her attractiveness. Condemned to the stake, she is permitted a trial by combat, and selects Ivanhoe for her champion. Rebecca is pronounced guiltless and free.

About the authors:
Charles Dudley Warner was an American author, editor, and lecturer. Other works include “The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today” , “My Summer in a Garden,” and “As We Were Saying.” A. McCaleb was a staff editor for “World Book: Organized Knowledge in Story and Picture.”
Language
English
Pages
18
Format
Kindle Edition
Publisher
A. J. Cornell Publications
Release
January 31, 2012

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