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In Scott's youth there were still old men and women who could remember vividly the events of the '45 Rebellion , or the exploits of Rob Roy , and he listened eagerly to their stories . All his life he read and memorised the Border ...
In Scott's youth there were still old men and women who could remember vividly the events of the '45 Rebellion , or the exploits of Rob Roy , and he listened eagerly to their stories . All his life he read and memorised the Border ...
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ROMANTICISM AND HISTORY : SIR WALTER SCOTT purpose to contrast it with that of Scotland . Edward is sent on a visit to Sir Everard's old Jacobite friend , the Baron of Bradwardine , who had fought in the '15 , had been captured at ...
ROMANTICISM AND HISTORY : SIR WALTER SCOTT purpose to contrast it with that of Scotland . Edward is sent on a visit to Sir Everard's old Jacobite friend , the Baron of Bradwardine , who had fought in the '15 , had been captured at ...
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To Scott such social relationships were of the very stuff of history . Scott's novels are stories of exciting adventure and historical pageant , they are not primarily novels of psychology . He had a massive understanding of socio ...
To Scott such social relationships were of the very stuff of history . Scott's novels are stories of exciting adventure and historical pageant , they are not primarily novels of psychology . He had a massive understanding of socio ...
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Contents
Acknowledgements | 6 |
List of Illustrations | 7 |
The Age of Romanticism | 9 |
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