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 | | Sir Walter Scott. The Antiquary (Waverley). | Elibron Classics, 2000, 498 pages.
ISBN 9780543977663 paperback
ISBN 9780543977656 hardcover |
Replica of 1869 edition by Fields, Osgood, & Co., Boston. Sample Pages We recommend to print out sample pages to evaluate the quality of a reprint. | | Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), list of works | |  | | Known to his contemporaries as "The Wizard of the North," this Scottish novelist and poet won great fame for his richly composed historical novels and romantic tales. His works, which draw heavily on the folklore of the British Isles, include the novels Ivanhoe and Kenilworth and the poem "The Lady of the Lake." Once quite wealthy, Scott was nearly bankrupted by a failed business venture, and spent his last years in debt. |
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