Author: Walter Scott
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Languages : en
Pages : 759

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Author: Walter Scott
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Category : Historical fiction, Scottish
Languages : en
Pages : 770

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Author: Scott
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 282

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Set within a framing narrative, these three stories take place in the years following the Jacobite defeat and feature characters who are leaving Scotland to seek their fortunes elsewhere. In two of Walter Scott's best-known tales, "The Highland Widow" and "The Two Drovers," two young men are torn between traditional Scottish loyalties and the opportunities offered by England. "The Surgeon's Daughter" follows three young Scots to India during the first years of the British Empire. All three highlight Scott's unique gift for re-creating the spirit of historical eras and painting stirring portraits of Scottish people.

Author: Walter Scott
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Languages : en
Pages : 544

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Author: Mark I. West
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1538159368
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 189

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President Theodore Roosevelt called himself a “book lover” and for good reason. From his boyhood days in the 1860s to the very end of his life in 1919, Roosevelt had a deep-seated passion for reading books. Wherever he went, he brought books with him. Whether he was rounding up cattle on a ranch in North Dakota, giving campaign speeches from the back of a train, governing the nation from the White House, or exploring an uncharted tributary of the Amazon River, he always made time to read books. Theodore Roosevelt and His Library at Sagamore Hill includes an overview of Roosevelt’s life as a reader, a discussion of the role that reading particular books played in shaping his life and career, and a short history of his personal library. The book also provides researchers and others interested in Roosevelt’s life with a complete list of Roosevelt’s books that are currently located at Sagamore Hill, his home in Oyster Bay, New York. The books in his personal library reflect his love of classic works of literature, his interest in history, and his fascination with the natural sciences. Theodore Roosevelt and His Library at Sagamore Hill concludes with an essay that Roosevelt wrote near the end of his life in which he reflected on his reading habits and commented on some of his favorite books.

Author: Walter Scott
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 683

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Author: Walter Scott
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 740

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Author: Walter Scott
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 318

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Author: Walter Scott
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 686

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Author: Walter Scott
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 702

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