Guy Mannering Or, the Astrologer |
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| Author:
| Scott, Walter |
| Editor:
| Lang, Andrew |
| Introduction by:
| Lang, Andrew |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4921-8488-1 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $14.95 |
Book Description:
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"We may admire, in Guy Mannering, the rapid, ever-heightening interest of the narrative, the unaffected kindliness of feeling, the manly purity of thought, everywhere mingled with a gentle humour and homely sagacity, but, above all, the rich variety and skillful contrast of character and manners, at once fresh in fiction and stamped with the unforgeable seal of truth and nature." -Andrew Lang
On the auspicious night that Guy Mannering is shown to the house of the Bertrams of...
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"We may admire, in Guy Mannering, the rapid, ever-heightening interest of the narrative, the unaffected kindliness of feeling, the manly purity of thought, everywhere mingled with a gentle humour and homely sagacity, but, above all, the rich variety and skillful contrast of character and manners, at once fresh in fiction and stamped with the unforgeable seal of truth and nature." -Andrew Lang
On the auspicious night that Guy Mannering is shown to the house of the Bertrams of Ellengowan, the Bertrams' heir is born, and Mannering, a skeptical astrologer, predicts the child's future. Five years later the prophecy is fulfilled, and the heir, Harry Bertram, becomes the center of a plot to rob the boy of his inheritance. Harry's subsequent struggles are set against a backdrop of chaos and upheaval in a socially fragmented Scotland where everyone, from landowners to gypsies, is searching for their rightful place.
With Introductory Essay and Notes by Andrew Lang.