The Complete Short Stories of Sir Walter Scott (ePub)

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Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright and poet. He was the first modern English-language author to have a truly international career in his lifetime, with many contemporary readers in Europe, Australia, and North America. His novels and poetry are still read, and many of his works remain classics of both English-language literature and of Scottish literature. Famous titles include Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, The Lady of the Lake, Waverley, The Heart of Midlothian and The Bride of Lammermoor.

Table of Contents:

INTRODUCTION:

Famous Authors on Scott

SIR WALTER SCOTT AND LADY MORGAN by Victor Hugo

MEMORIES AND PORTRAITS by Robert Louis Stevenson

SCOTT AND HIS PUBLISHERS by Charles Dickens

SHORT STORIES:

Chronicles of the Canongate

CHRONICLES OF THE CANONGATE - INTRODUCTORY

THE HIGHLAND WIDOW

THE TWO DROVERS

THE SURGEON'S DAUGHTER

The Keepsake Stories

MY AUNT MARGARET'S MIRROR

THE TAPESTRIED CHAMBER

DEATH OF THE LAIRD'S JOCK

CHRISTOPHER CORDUROY

PHANTASMAGORIA

THE INFERNO OF ALTISIDORA

A HIGHLAND ANECDOTE

DEPRAVITY AMONG ANIMALS

BIOGRAPHY:

SIR WALTER SCOTT by George Saintsbury

SIR WALTER SCOTT by Richard H. Hutton

MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF SIR WALTER SCOTT by J. G. Lockhart