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The Fortunes of Nigel
Sir Walter Scott
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"I believe you could not help laughing," said George Heriot, rising up and leaving the room, "if your best friend lay dying."
"Bitter that, my lord—ha?" said Sir Mungo, addressing Nigel. "Our friend is not a goldsmith for nothing—he hath no leaden wit. But I will go down, and see what comes on't."
Heriot, as he descended the stairs, met his cash-keeper coming up, with some concern in his face.—"Why, how now, Roberts," said the goldsmith, "what means all this, man?"
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Community Reviews
This tome is set in the London of James I. The protagonist, a young Nigel Oliphaunt comes to London to accept from James I, a sum of 40,000 marks. The King being satisfied with Nigel issues an order on the Scottish Treasury for the amount in favour of Nigel. However, misfortune ensues when the estat
Ah debated 3 or 4 here. I might be biased because it's Scott. But you can't beat his cleverness for turn of phrase. Bruh could rival Shakespeare, and maybe even beat him. This is also the book to read if you want to learn about court drama in the time of King James.
Anyway, the biggest flaw with this
I've been slowly reading all the Waverley novels. Nigel isn't one of my favourites among Scott's naive young male heroes, and I found the first volume, as the young Scottish lord gets himself in trouble in the London of James I & VI by following the malicious advice of a supposed friend, rather dull
At the start of 2021 I decided to re-read all of Scott’s novels in chronological order of publication, and I have ended the year with this one, the fifteenth, so I am more than half way through. It has been very enjoyable, although this is by no means the strongest of the collection. Some of the cha
The title is a little corny for modern tastes, but it was supposed to be a little corny even in Scott's time, as a naive Scottish visitor visits sprawling, wild and violent London. This would make a great Monty Python film. If you like old hard cover copies of Scott's novels, this one is more diffic
Set in the early Stuart years of James I (James VI of Scotland), this novel tells the story of Nigel Oliphaunt, Lord Glenvarloch, a young nobleman just returned from studies on the continent. He who must seek favor of the new king to repay money owed his father so that he can reclaim his ancestral p