Вальтер Скотт

Айвенго — пригодницький історичний роман Вальтера Скотта написаний у 1819 році. Дія роману відбувається в XII столітті, у 1194 році.

Rob Roy is a historical novel by Walter Scott. It is narrated by Frank Osbaldistone, the son of an English merchant who travels first to the North of England, and subsequently to the Scottish Highlands, to collect a debt stolen from his father. On the way he encounters the larger-than-life title character, Rob Roy …

Веверлі — історичний роман сера Вальтера Скотта, виданий анонімно в 1814 році. Є першим прозовим твором письменника. Саме з цього твору починається написання Вальтером Скоттом історичних романів. Популярність його була настільки великою, що до 1827 року, всі наступні романи Вальтера Скотта публікувалися як «від творця …

The Heart of Midlothian is the seventh of Sir Walter Scott’s Waverley Novels. It was originally published in four volumes on 25 July 1818, under the title of Tales of My Landlord, 2nd series, and the author was given as "Jedediah Cleishbotham, Schoolmaster and Parish-clerk of Gandercleugh". Although the identity of …

The Bride of Lammermoor is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, published in 1819. The novel is set in the Lammermuir Hills of south-east Scotland, and tells of a tragic love affair between young Lucy Ashton and her family's enemy Edgar Ravenswood. Scott indicated the plot was based on an actual incident. The Bride …

Kenilworth. A Romance is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, first published on 8 January 1821.

«Талісман» — історичний роман Вальтера Скотта, присвячений подіям Третього хрестового походу. Вперше його було опубліковано 1825 року й разом з романом «Заручена» входить до циклу «Розповіді хрестоносців». Вважається першим романом у англійській літературі, де мусульман зображено у позитивному світлі. У передмові до …

The Antiquary is a novel by Sir Walter Scott about several characters including an antiquary: an amateur historian, archaeologist and collector of items of dubious antiquity. Although he is the eponymous character, he is not necessarily the hero, as many of the characters around him undergo far more significant …

The Lady of the Lake is a narrative poem by Sir Walter Scott, first published in 1810. Set in the Trossachs region of Scotland, it is composed of six cantos, each of which concerns the action of a single day. The poem has three main plots: the contest among three men, Roderick Dhu, James Fitz-James, and Malcolm …

Guy Mannering or The Astrologer is a novel by Sir Walter Scott, published anonymously in 1815. According to an introduction that Scott wrote in 1829, he had originally intended to write a story of the supernatural, but changed his mind soon after starting. The book was a huge success, the first edition selling out on …