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Anne of Geierstein - Volume 1
Sir Walter Scott
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Anne of Geierstein, or The Maiden of the Mist (1829) is a novel by Sir Walter Scott. It is set in Central Europe, mainly in Switzerland, shortly after the Yorkist victory at the Battle of Tewkesbury (1471). It covers the period of Swiss involvement in the Burgundian Wars.
Anne of Geierstein, or The Maiden of the Mist (1829) is a novel by Sir Walter Scott. It is set in Central Europe, mainly in Switzerland, shortly after the Yorkist victory at the Battle of Tewkesbury (1471). It covers the period of Swiss involvement in the Burgundian Wars.
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Scott himself didn’t think much of this novel (“Get a good name and you may write trash”, he said of it), but I think he was being unfair on himself. The critical reception was good. It takes some gumption to write a historical novel set in a country you have never visited and while you don’t have a
Another inappropriately named novel in the Waverley series. The title character probably graces far less than 100 of the novel's approximate 750 pp. and is a relatively light weight entity for all that. However, her family history is certainly an interesting one, with her absent father the Count of
I really surprised myself by enjoying this hugely. Maybe I should revisit Quentin Durward, set in a similar era, because I didn't like that much at the time. But I got quite involved in the fate of the characters here, it wasn't obvious what was going to happen, there was some genuine tension, and a
Not one of Scott's best, but a worthwhile read drawing upon some fun aspects of history.