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Old Mortality

Sir Walter Scott

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. . .ring the news of the county and of the borough. But at present her mistress was far too indignant for such condescension. She rejected the mute invitation with a haughty wave of her hand, and drawing herself up as she spoke, she uttered the following interrogatory in a tone calculated to overwhelm the culprit.

"Is it true, Mause, as I am informed by Harrison, Gudyill, and others of my people, that you hae taen it upon you, contrary to the faith you owe to God and the king, and to me, your natural lady and mistress, to keep back your son frae the wappen-schaw, held by the order of the sheriff, and to return his armour and abulyiements at a moment when it was impossible to find a suitable delegate in his stead, whereby the barony of Tullietudlem, baith in the person of its mistress and indwellers, has incurred sic a disgrace and dishonour as hasna befa'en the family since the days of Malcolm Canmore?"

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Ha valaki azt mondja, hogy Scott regényei nem a XXI. század olvasójára vannak kitalálva, akkor azt mondom, igaza van. Ezek a könyvek alapvetően arra születtek, hogy befogadójuk esténként elbíbelődjön velük egy-két-három fejezet erejéig a kandalló mellett, akár egy hónapon át, szépen szürcsölgesse Sc

Religious differences have always been an issue that has deeply divided Scotland in most of its history, often causing conflicts in many areas, from politics to football. Especially at the end of the 17th century the situation had been greatly deteriorated, with the religious controversy causing man

I have avoided Walter Scott as one of those long-winded l9th century writers of historical romance that I don't have time to read, whatever their merits. But a friend recommended OLD MORTALITY, claiming it was one of Scott's better novels, so I picked it up reluctantly. I was pleasantly surprised. I

Sir Walter Scott goes nasty -- beyond knights and damsels -- into a world of religious hatred and sectarian violence that remains more relevant than ever today!

I read this book as a teenager in the Seventies, and what I loved even better than the action, adventure, and romance was the striking simil

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