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Join Sir Walter Scott, the charming alligator, and Alexander Hamilton, the mouse, on a hilarious Halloween adventure as they try to sneak into the human world from their home in…
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Sir Walter Scott
In Ivanhoe, Sir Walter Scott weaves a tale of chivalry, adventure, and romance in medieval England. As noble knight Wilfred of Ivanhoe battles to restore his honor, he encounters fierce
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Illustrated Edition: Immerse yourself in this classic like never before with 20 stunning illustrations that bring the tale to life! Summary Included: Perfect for those who want a…
Marmion: Explore a Great Northumbrian Battle through Story, Walks, Art and Song
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Walter, Sir Scott
Waverley by Sir Walter Scott is an enthralling tale of love, war and divided loyalties.
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A new edition of The Talisman, the second of Tales of the Crusaders, which is set in Palestine during the Third Crusade (1189-92)
Quentin Durward is a young Scotsman seeking fame and fortune in the France of Louis XI in the fifteenth century.
The novel is set in Orkney and Shetland in 1689, and for the northern isles the ‘Glorious Revolution’ actually means the beginning of the cultural dominance of Scotland and the…
Sir Walter Scott’s historical romance tells the story of a liberal hero whose loyalties are torn between Convenanters and Royalists in 17th-century Scotland’s feuds. The text, part of the series…
Set on the eve of the Protestant Reformation in Scotland, The Monastery is full of supernatural events, theological conflict, and humour.
In his ever-popular romance of Tudor England, Scott brilliantly recreates all the passion, brutality, verve and vitality of the Elizabethan world.
Set in the 1730s in a Scotland uneasily united with England, this novel talks about different kinds of justice - that meted out by the Edinburgh mob in the lynching…
When he is in search of refuge, Guy Mannering, a colonel of an Indian army, decides to spend the night at the home of Godfrey Bertram, the Laird of Ellangowan…
The Fortunes of Nigel sits among Walter Scott’s richest creations in political insight and range of characterisation. Steeped in Jacobean drama, this tale shows Scott revelling in the linguistic riches…
The text is based on the Magnum Opus’ edition of 1830. First published in 1918, The Bride of Lammermoor is Scott’s classic tale of the romance between Edgar, Master of…
The Abbot concludes the fiction begun in The Monastery. Scott follows the fortunes of young Roland Graeme as he emerges from rural obscurity to become an attendant of Mary Queen…
In 1194 the Saxon knight Ivanhoe returns from the Crusades to a chaotic England ruled by the enemies of the absent King Richard the Lion-Hearted and finds himself disowned and…
In 1810 a literary phenomenon swept through Britain, Europe and beyond: the publication of Sir Walter Scott’s epic poem ‘The Lady of the Lake’.
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The life of a young law student, Darsie Latimer, is thrown into disarray when he is kidnapped by a man named Hugh Redgauntlet. Taken to an unfamiliar village, Darsie is…
Set in Scotland at the end of the 18th century, this novel centres around a young man call Lovel who meets Johnathon Oldbuck, the loquacious old antiquary, on a trip…
A LEGEND OF MONTROSE is one of the novels in Sir Walter Scott’s Waverly series (many of which were attributed to the Author of Waverly or just simply anonymous) –…
After meeting during their travels, William Lovel, a young man, and Oldbuck, an antiquary, become good friends. Bonded over their shared interests, Lovel is very intrigued by Oldbuck's collections, particularly…
Banished from his father’s house, Frank Osbaldistone becomes involved in the conspiracy surrounding the disastrous Jacobite rising of 1715. His adventures take him to MacGregor’s country , across the Highland…
This large print title is set in Tieras 16pt font as reccomended by the RNIB.
Richard H Hutton
Abridged from Lockhart’s Life of Walter Scott, Edinburgh, 1839.
Richard Holt Hutton
Explore the life and works of Sir Walter Scott, one of the most celebrated writers of the Romantic era. From his early years as a lawyer to his later achievements…
Andrew Lang
Delve into the life and works of one of Scotland's greatest literary figures with this comprehensive biography of Sir Walter Scott. From his humble beginnings to his rise to fame…
CONTENTS Ancestry - Childhood - Youth - First Love - Marriage Early Married Life - Ballad Collecting - Lay of the Last Minstrel - Marmion Quarterly Review - Lady of…
