Sir Walter Scott

The Monastery. A Romance (1820) is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott. Along with The Abbot, it is one of Scott's Tales from Benedictine Sources and is set in the time of Mary Queen of Scots and the Elizabethan period (England). Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Kenilworth. A Romance is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott. First published on January 8, 1821, the novel tells the story of the secret, tragic marriage of Amy Robsart to Robert Dudley and Robsart's eventual death. Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

First published in 1815. Set in Galloway, Scotland, 1760-1765 and 1781-1782. According to Wikipedia: ""Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (1771 1832) was a prolific Scottish historical novelist and poet popular throughout Europe during his time. In some ways Scott was the first English-language author to have a truly international career in his lif...

The Betrothed is an 1825 novel, by Sir Walter Scott. It is the first part of the Tales of the Crusaders, along with The Talisman.Scott himself was pessimistic about the success of the book, and Hesketh Pearson, his biographer has written:""The Betrothed was clearly composed in a somnolent if not stertorous condition, and would score high marks i...

This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the iPad, Nook, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including eReaders, Smartphones an...

The social spirit peculiar to the French nation had already introduced into the inns of that country the gay and cheerful character of welcome upon which Erasmus, at a later period, dwells with strong emphasis, as a contrast to the saturnine and sullen reception which strangers were apt to meet with at a German caravansera. Philipson was, theref...