Gale Researcher Guide For The Creation Of The Historical Novel Sir Walter Scotts Waverley Novels PDF Download

Excerpt from Waverley Synopses: A Guide to the Plots and Characters of Scott's "Waverley Novels" The kindly reception accorded the au thor's earlier Shaksperian Synopses and Synopses of Dickens's Novels renders an extended preface to a similar work on Scott unnecessary. This mighty magician who has rolled back the current of time and con jured up before our living senses the men and manners of days which have long since passed away, will ever remain a vital force in letters. A review of his work, such as the present handbook endeavors to af ford, only serves to emphasize the towering genius of the man. His stories cover a pe riod of no less than: seven c'fentu'rim; they introduce more than fifteen hundred speak ing characters, from every.1valk in life king and peasant, countess and fishwoman, Crusader and Highland. Medieval baron and modern man of law, courtier and wandering minstrel, proud lady and simple lassie - and in every period and so ciety Scott seems equally at home. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.