Sir Walter Scott

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Fair Maid of Perth, Or, St. Valentine's Day

Historical Fiction

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Sir Walter Scott - Fair Maid of Perth, Or, St. Valentine's Day

Henry Gow has fallen in love with the Fair Maid of Perth, Catherine, the glovemaker's daughter. To make sure that he would be the first person she sees on Valentine's day, he walks to her house at the break of dawn,...

Rita Boutros and 3 more 20 hours 3 minutes

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General Fiction

Sir Walter Scott - Guy Mannering, or, The Astrologer

Guy Mannering is a young astrologer, just down from Oxford. While travelling in Scotland, he loses his way and unexpectedly comes to stay at Ellangowan, just as the son of Godfrey Bertram is born. Guy Mannering...

DaveWindell and 4 more 20 hours 1 minute

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Historical Fiction

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Sir Walter Scott - Legend of Montrose

A Legend of Montrose is one of Sir Walter Scott's Tales of my Landlord . It is set in the tumultuous 17th century during the Earl of Montrose's military campaign in Scotland. Allan M'Aulay and his friend Lord...

deongines and 1 more 10 hours 59 minutes

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Literary Fiction

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Sir Walter Scott - Bride of Lammermoor

An historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, part of the Tales of My Landlord series, published anonymously in 1819. Based on a true story, it is set in south-east Scotland and (in this edition) in the reign of Queen...

Gillian Hendrie 13 hours 43 minutes

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Ballads

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Sir Walter Scott - Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field

Marmion is an epic poem in six cantos, written in emulation of the ancient Scottish minstrel style which was of such great interest to Scott. Unlike its predecessor, The Lay of the Last Minstrel, this one contains...

Peter Tucker 4 hours 17 minutes

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Historical Fiction

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Sir Walter Scott - Black Dwarf

The Black Dwarf is the first of the “Tales of My Landlord” series, which also includes The Bride of Lammermoor and The Heart of Midlothian. The third preliminary chapter depicts two horsemen arriving at the Wallace...

tbragg and 5 more 6 hours 15 minutes

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Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)

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Sir Walter Scott - Knight And Wamba

A fun poem with a great rhythm. — Summary by Stav Nisser.

Bruce Kachuk and 9 more 19 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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Sir Walter Scott - Woodstock, or, The Cavalier

This novel is set during the English Civil War and the Commonwealth. It is comprised of real events, along with fictional ones. If you are looking for an adventure novel with romance and mystery, please look no...

Jim Locke and 9 more 22 hours 5 minutes

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Sir Walter Scott - Lay of the Last Minstrel

An aging minstrel seeks who hospitality at Newark Castle and in recompense tells a tale of a sixteenth-century Border feud. In the poem, Lady Margaret Scott of Buccleuch, the «Flower of Teviot» is beloved by Baron...

Peter Tucker 2 hours 53 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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Sir Walter Scott - Monastery

Dame Elspeth is kept in a tower after the death of her husband. The widow of the Baron of Avenel and her daughter seek safety with Elspeth in her tower. Hearing the baroness's deathbed confession, Father Philip...

Bill Boerst 17 hours 40 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Sir Walter Scott - Lady of the Lake

The scene of the following Poem is laid chiefly in the vicinity of Loch Katrine, in the Western Highlands of Perthshire. The time of Action includes Six Days, and the transactions of each Day occupy a Canto. (Summary...

Cynthia Moyer 4 hours 37 minutes

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Narratives

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Sir Walter Scott - Lord of the Isles

In stunning narrative poetry, the story begins during the time when Robert Bruce, Earl of Carrick has been hunted out of Scotland into exile by the English and their allies. Bruce returns over sea from the Island of...

Nathan 4 hours 29 minutes

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Stolen Bacillus and other stories H. G. Wells

Eight Keys to Eden Mark Clifton

Songs of Innocence and Experience (version 2) William Blake

Russian Realities and Problems: Lectures delivered at Cambridge in August 1916

Short Story Collection Vol. 081

Around the World with the Children Frank G. Carpenter

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