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Quentin Durward
Sir Walter Scott
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"Nay, my Lord," replied Arnot, "I know nothing of it save this, that my coutelier was airing my horses in the road to the village, and fell in with Doguin the muleteer, who brought back the litters to the inn, for they belong to the fellow of the Mulberry Grove yonder—he of the Fleur de Lys, I mean—and so Doguin asked Saunders Steed to take a cup of wine, as they were acquainted, which he was no doubt willing enough to do."
"No doubt—no doubt," said the old Lord; "it is a thing I wish were corrected among you, gentlemen; but all your grooms, and couteliers, and jackmen as we should call them in Scotland, are but too ready to take a cup of wine with any one.—It is a thing perilous in war, and must be amended. But, Andrew Arnot, this is a long tale of yours, and we will cut it . . . Read More
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Quentin Durward is about a young Scot who goes to France to find his fortune and has many adventures. All of this takes place around 1460-70, a time when Scotland was not yet conquered by the English... The 1923 edition I picked up comes with two introductions, one is an "Editor's introduction" (whi
Nice historical novel set in France during the time of king Luis XI and the conflict with the duke of burgondy. The main character is a Scot who is in the personal Scottish guard of the King of France.
A classic novel about chivalry, politics and kings and noblemen and of course adventure.
Ostensibly the story of a young Scottish adventurer in fifteenth-century France circa 1468, leaving his native land of Scotland after a blood feud with neighbors wipes out his entire male family and embarks to visit his only uncle still above ground. The relative is a bodyguard in the elite unit for
I recently watched the Hollywood movie version of Quentin Durward (in several Youtube installments), starring Robert Taylor, Kaye Kendall, and Robert Morley; and I decided to pick up a used hard-bound copy to read in the original literary format. Even after having read barely 70 pages of the book, i
Šiek tiek nuspėjamas, bet įdomus ir įtraukiantis istorinis romanas, kuris pasakoja apie jaunojo Kventino Dervardo nuotykius XV amžiaus Prancūzijoje ir Burgundijoje. Romane pinasi tikri istoriniai įvykiai ir autoriaus pramanai, o skaitant susidaro įspūdis, kad ši istorija iš tikro kažkada galėjo įvyk
This novel should have been called Louis XI, but then no one would have read it.
I actually enjoy Sir W's flow of words, and in his depictions the medieval period is just what one would wish it to be; but as usual I ended up disappointed with the book. King Louis of France is an interesting character