Anne of Geierstein, or The Maiden of the Mist (1829) is an adventure and romance novel by Sir Walter Scott. It is set in Central Europe, mainly in Switzerland, shortly after the Yorkist victory at the...

Featuring an appendix of discussion questions, this Diversion Classics edition is ideal for use in book groups and classrooms. This classic tale of medieval adventure not only merges history and fiction...

King Richard I, of England, known as 'Lionheart', leads the Third Crusade to the Holy Land. A truce is declared between his forces and those of the Saracens under Saladin, just prior to the abandonment...

Although the period of this tragedy of Lammermoor is placed within the reign of William and Mary, the story (unlike most of the others) has little historical connection. It tells, instead, of the feud...

The Porteous Riot, which occurred in Edinburgh during the reign of George II, is the historical rallying point of this story of Scotch middle life. The narrative, however, harks back several months and...

"Peveril of the Peak" is an elaborately constructed tale dealing with a pretended Popish plot against Charles II of England, but introducing a great variety of figures and interests, only a few of which...

The last of the "Waverley Novels" in point of time reaches a period only a few years prior to its day of writing. It is also "upon a plan different from any other that the author had ever written''—that...

Rob Roy MacGregor was a historical figure—an outlaw who "owed his fame in a great measure to his residing on the very verge of the Highlands, and playing such pranks in the beginning of the eighteenth...

"The Fair Maid of Perth," the daughter of a sturdy glover of that city, is the central figure of a romance of the time of Robert III of Scotland. Prince David, his dissolute son, is the connecting link...

The scene of "A Legend of Montrose" is laid "during the period of that great and bloody Civil War which agitated Britain during the 17th century," and which finally cost Charles I his kingdom and head....

"The Betrothed" is a picture of the troublous times at home, while English knights were away upon the Crusades. The scene is laid upon the borderland of Wales, during the reign of Henry II, and the action...

A picture of the times of the Commonwealth is afforded by the novel, "Woodstock." After the battle of Worcester, King Charles II went into hiding, and under many disguises to escape the vigilance of Cromwell....

Sir Walter Scott's "Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft" were his contribution to a series of books, published by John Murray, which appeared between the years 1829 and 1847, and formed a collection...

Ein historischer Roman, der um 1400 in Schottland spielt. Catharine Glover aus Perth, die den Waffenschmied Henry liebt, gefällt dem Duke of Rothsay. Bald steht sie mitten zwischen rivalisierenden Highland-Clans...

In point of time, this romance follows close upon "Quentin Durward," Charles the Bold being a leading figure in both. Here, however, the scene is largely Switzerland, while the characters are drawn from...

Sur une lande désolée, le château dangereux se dresse, verrou stratégique où s'affrontent anglais et écossais. Un ménestrel et un pèlerin se dirigent vers ce château «hanté». Emprisonnements, combats,...

Édimbourg, 14 Avril 1736. Le capitaine des gardes d'Édimbourg, John Porteous, ordonne de tirer sur la foule qui souhaite récupérer le corps d'un contrebandier qui vient d'être exécuté . Porteous a outrepassé...

L'histoire parcourt l'itinéraire d'un jeune homme qui après avoir sauvé un naufragé, se rend compte que cet homme prend sa place dans le cœur de sa bien aimée. Ce dernier tombe amoureux de la jeune femme...

Roman d'aventures chevaleresques, ce roman de W.Scott traduit par Alexandre Dumas est une perle. Tous les éléments sont là : le héros, le second héros, le troisième héros, la légende, l'amour déçu et...

Sir Walter Scott’s Jacobite epic, Waverley, is the thrilling tale of the 1745 campaign to restore the House of Stuart to the throne of England. Edward Waverley, a young English soldier, is sent to the...

Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), der "Vater des Historischen Romans", Verfasser von Klassikern wie Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, Waverley, Quentin Durward und Kenilworth, schrieb als eines seiner letzten Werke die "Briefe...

"Harp of the North! that mouldering long hast hung On the witch-elm that shades Saint Fillan's spring And down the fitful breeze thy numbers flung, Till envious ivy did around thee cling, Muffling with...

"The Lady of the Lake" (1810) is a narrative poem set in the vicinity of Loch Katrine, in the Trossach region of Scotland. It is made up of six cantos, each focusing on one day. There’s three main plots...

A medieval musician is wandering through the Scottish borders, seeking hospitality at Newark Castle which is where the story is told: the ‘Flower of Teviot’. The minstrel recounts a love story between...

Ívar hlújárn er söguleg skáldsaga sem gerist á 12. öld á Englandi þegar enska þjóðin lýtur valdi Normanna. Hinn elskaði þjóðhöfðingi, Ríkharður ljónshjarta hefur verið handtekinn á heimleið sinni úr krossför....

Tegen de achtergrond van de Normandische (Franse) heerschappij over het Saksische Engeland in de 11e en 12e eeuw, volgen we een dappere Saks die op een toernooi tegen Normandiërs vecht. Dit is de verstoten...

De Talisman is een onderdeel van het tweeluik ‘Vertellingen van de kruisvaarders’ van Sir Walter Scott, die gezien wordt als de uitvinder van de historische roman. De Talisman speelt zich af tijdens de...

An Elizabethan era historical novel by Scotland's master of fiction, Sir Walter Scott. With a cast of historical and created characters, including the Queen herself, Scott presents the sad history and...

When Frank Obaldistone is sent, disinherited and in disgrace, to live with his uncle, Sir Hildebrand, he meets and falls in love with the beautiful Diana Vernon. But, when his cousin Rashleigh steals...

An historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, part of the Tales of My Landlord series, published anonymously in 1819. Based on a true story, it is set in south-east Scotland and (in this edition) in the reign...