Guy Mannering by Walter Scott (English) Paperback Book

Description: Guy Mannering by Walter Scott, Jane Milgate Guy Mannering is an astrologer who only half-believes in his art. Instead he places his faith in patriarchal power, wealth and social position. But the Scotland of this novel is a nation in which the old hierarchies are breaking down and in which each social group lives by its own laws. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Based on the authoritative Edinburgh text which returns to the first edition of 1815 and manuscriptGuy Mannering is an astrologer who only half-believes in his art. Instead he places his faith in patriarchal power, wealth and social position.But the Scotland of this novel is a nation in which the old hierarchies are breaking down and Guy must learn the limits of the nabobs authority in a society in which each social group - from gypsies and smugglers, to Edinburgh lawyers, landowners and Border store farmers - lives by its own laws. Notes Based on the first edition of 1815. Includes a chronology of Scotts life and works. Author Biography Born and educated in Edinburgh, Walter Scott (1771-1832) is credited with establishing the form of the historical novel.Claire Lamont is Professor of English Romantic Literature at University of Newcastle and series editor for Walter Scott in Penguin Classics.P. D. Garside (editor) is Reader in English at University of Wales, Cardiff.Jane Millgate is Professor of English at Victoria College, University of Toronto, Canada. She is the author of Walter Scott- The Making of the Novelist. Details ISBN014043657X Author Jane Milgate Short Title GUY MANNERING Series Penguin Classics Language English ISBN-10 014043657X ISBN-13 9780140436570 Media Book Year 2003 Imprint Penguin Classics Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations chronology, notes, glossary Edition 1st Edited by Jane Milgate Birth 1771 Death 1832 Format Paperback Residence Edinburgh, STK DOI 10.1604/9780140436570 UK Release Date 2003-05-01 Pages 512 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Publication Date 2003-05-01 DEWEY 823.7 Audience General NZ Release Date 2003-07-06 AU Release Date 2003-07-06 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:1083607;

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