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Beschreibung
Set within a framing narrative told by Chrystal Croftangry these three stories are set in the years following the Jacobite defeat and all feature characters who are leaving Scotland to seek their fortunes elsewhere. In 'The Highland Widow' and 'The Two Drovers' two young men find themselves torn between traditional Scottish loyalties and the opportunities offered by England. And 'The Surgeon's Daughter' follows three young Scots to India during the first phase years of the British Empire.
Set within a framing narrative told by Chrystal Croftangry these three stories are set in the years following the Jacobite defeat and all feature characters who are leaving Scotland to seek their fortunes elsewhere. In 'The Highland Widow' and 'The Two Drovers' two young men find themselves torn between traditional Scottish loyalties and the opportunities offered by England. And 'The Surgeon's Daughter' follows three young Scots to India during the first phase years of the British Empire.
Über den Autor

Born and educated in Edinburgh, Walter Scott (1771-1832) is credited with establishing the form of the historical novel.
Claire Lamont is Professor of English Romantic Literature at University of Newcastle and series editor for Walter Scott in Penguin Classics.

Details
Empfohlen (von): 18
Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
Genre: Importe
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780140439892
ISBN-10: 0140439897
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Scott, Walter
Redaktion: Lamont, Claire
Hersteller: Penguin Classics
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 198 x 129 x 29 mm
Von/Mit: Walter Scott
Erscheinungsdatum: 05.06.2003
Gewicht: 0,567 kg
Artikel-ID: 121896844