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Guy Mannering
Sir Walter Scott
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'Restore,' he cried, 'restore my bairn! bring me back my son, and all shall be forgot and forgiven!' As he uttered these words in a sort of frenzy, his eye caught a glimmering of light in one of the dismantled cottages; it was that in which Meg Merrilies formerly resided. The light, which seemed to proceed from fire, glimmered not only through the window, but also through the rafters of the hut where the roofing had been torn off.
He flew to the place; the entrance was bolted. Despair gave the miserable father the strength of ten men; he rushed against the door with such violence that it gave way before the momentum of his weight and force. The cottage was empty, but bore marks of recent habitation: there was fire on the hearth, a kettle, and some preparation for food. As he eagerly gazed around for something that might confirm his hope that his child yet lived, although in. . . Read More
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I loved this book. Can't beat these old 19th century novels. The writing is so clever and I love reading the dialogue - 19th century speech was so much more colorful and erudite than what we hear today. It's also a very satisfying story of good and evil, the hero getting his reward, the villian prop
I cannot help but think that that the literary reputation of Sir Walter Scott will continue to fade. After all, he can be diabolically difficult to read. His Guy Mannering: or The Astrologer (1815) is written in English, a broad Lowland Scots dialect, thieves cant, with numerous quotes in Latin, Fre
The subtitle for this tale is 'The Astrologer' which Guy Mannering is capable of doing, and does on the birth of a son (Harry) to the Bertram Family, though the lad's future is predicted to be punctuated by several dark moments, or so Mannering predicts. Indeed, the child is kidnapped and disappears
After the success of his first book, Walter Scott proceeded directly to writing the next one. Its reception was positive again, but at no point approached the enthusiasm with which the readers received the first. Of course no one questioned the talent of the author and his virtues were recognized in
This has to be one of Scott's best - a wonderful fusion of comedy of manners with high romance which never loses its grip on either. Review coming shortly to Vintage Novels!
Yet another fantastic tale from one of my favorite classic authors! Scott really knows how to spin a good story.
Everything that makes a story good is included in this one: mystery, romance, adventure, danger, conspiracy, pirates, mad old gypsy women, dashing heroes, misunderstandings, murders, kidn
Guy Mannering is without a doubt an acquired taste of a read. I think all of Sir Scott is really an squired taste of a read, really. Unless, maybe you already understand Scottish dialect then all good there. :)
Other then a very slow pace of read, trying to decipher 1800's English mixed with heavy Sc