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Guy Mannering; or, The Astrologer is the second of the Waverley novels by 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.
- Walter Scott
- 355 (Edinburgh Edition, 1999)
- 1815
- 24 February 1815
19 de dez. de 2011 · Guy Mannering was advertised as in the press on 21 December 1814, only two days after Scott had finished writing the notes to The Lord of the Isles. Scott appears to have written Guy Mannering in little more than six weeks, beginning late December 1814 and completing it by mid-February 1815. So rapid was its composition that novel and poem were ...
Walter Scott, Jane Millgate (Introduction), P.D. Garside (Editor) 3.75. 689 ratings67 reviews. Guy Mannering is an astrologer who only half-believes in his art. Instead he places his faith in patriarchal power, wealth and social position.
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25 de out. de 2006 · “Guy Mannering,” when read to him, sent Mr. Davidson to sleep. “The kind and manly character of Dandie, the gentle and delicious one of his wife,” and the circumstances of their home, were suggested, Lockhart thinks, by Scott’s friend, steward, and amanuensis, Mr. William Laidlaw, by Mrs. Laidlaw, and by their farm among the braes of Yarrow.
1 de abr. de 2001 · Guy Mannering by Walter Scott. Read now or download (free!) Similar Books. Readers also downloaded… In Harvard Classics. In Historical Fiction. About this eBook. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
- Scott, Walter, 1771-1832
- See also PG #5355 and PG #5999
- English
- Guy Mannering
Analysis. Quotes. Summary. PDF Cite Share. Guy Mannering, a young English gentleman traveling in Scotland, stops at the home of Godfrey Bertram, Laird of Ellangowan, on the night the first...
Guy Mannering. Walter Scott. Classic Books Company, 2001 - Fiction - 390 pages. The tale was originally told me by an old servant of my father's, an excellent old Highlander, without a fault....
