Walter Scott

Guy Mannering: The Astrologer (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Guy Mannering is set in the 1760s to 1780s, mostly in the Galloway area of southwest Scotland, but with episodes in Cumberland, Holland, and India. It tells the story of Harry Bertram, the son of the Laird of Ellangowan, who is kidnapped at the age of five by smugglers after witnessing the murder of a customs officer. It follows the fortunes and adventures of Harry and his family in subsequent years, and the struggle over the inheritance of Ellangowan.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sovereign
• Seitenzahl: 492
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Januar 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781787244078
• Artikelnr.: 52065655

Autorenporträt

Walter Scott was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, poet and historian as well as an advocate, judge and legal administrator by profession. Throughout his career he combined his writing and editing work with his daily occupation. Many of his works remain classics of both English-language literature and of Scottish literature. Famous titles include Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, Old Mortality, The Lady of the Lake, Waverley, The Heart of Midlothian and The Bride of Lammermoor.