| Anne of Geierstein or the Maiden of the Mist: The Works of Sir Walter Scott Contributor(s): Scott, Walter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0766187802 ISBN-13: 9780766187801 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $43.65 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2004 Annotation: 1901. Sir Walter Scott was a master of diverse talents. He was a man of letters, a dedicated historian and historiographer, a well-read translator of foreign texts, and a talented poet. Deriving most of his material from his native Scotland, its history and its legends, Scott invented and mastered what we know today as the historical novel. Anne of Geierstein is set in Central Europe in the fifteenth century. With this novel Scott concludes the unfinished historical business of Quentin Durward, working on a larger canvas with broader brush-stokes and generally with more somber colors. The novel also illustrates the darkening of Scott's historical vision in the final part of his career. See the many other works by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Physical Information: 1.26" H x 7.5" W x 9.25" (2.33 lbs) 624 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
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| Publisher Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. |