3 1/2 stars. I read this for the "Work by Sir Walter Scott" for a reading challenge because I didn't feel like tackling one of Scott's full-length Waverly novels. The introduction was very interesting in that it detailed the circumstances around which Scott had to disclose that he was the secret aut

Three tales told by Mr Croftangry,plus his own history, make a fairly entertaining collection, full (maybe too full) of local color from 18th century Scotland and India.

2.5

Despite being a Scott aficionado for many years, I had somehow missed these tales until now. I’m glad I read them, although I would hardly say my life would have been incomplete without them. The two tales here are curious and quite dark and atmospheric, but – a characteristic Scott touch – they are

I liked the parts that focussed on Chrystal Croftangry and his life. While maybe a bit trivial, the style and charactarisation was marvelous. It had some aspects that seemed modern and relatable in a 19th century way.
The stories within the story didn't work that much for me, though. They were closer

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There are many aspects to this work. The actual stories take up less space than the introductions, the explanatory notes and the framing device, a method of storytelling which Scott returned to time and time again. There is also a long verbatim report of speeches at an Edinburgh dinner of the great