Sir Walter: 276 books

Published in 1816 and set in seventeenth-century Scotland, this historical novel is part of the series Tales of My Landlord.  Henry Morton joins the rebellious Covenanters, fighting for the reestablishment of Presbyterianism in Scotland during the reign of the Stuarts.  Morton's loyalties are torn, however, as he is in love with Edith Bellenden, whose family opposes the rebels. 

Based on the life of notorious pirate John Gow, The Pirate takes place on the island of Shetland around the year 1700. The shipwrecked Captain Cleveland’s arrival sets off a bitter conflict with the son of a reformed pirate, and their rivalry for the affection of two local woman sets off a series of tragic events.

In this fictional tale set after the battle of Tewkesbury in 1471, Scott examines King Edward IV’s defeat of the Lancastrian party. The Earl of Oxford and his son embark on a secret mission to convert Charles the Bold to the Lancastrian cause. Joined by Swiss Countess Anne, a magician of sorts, they dodge certain death and face a revolution along the way.

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Those who begin to consider the subject of the working woman discover presently that there is a vast field of inquiry lying quite within their reach, without any trouble of going into slums or inquiring of sweaters. This is the field occupied by the gentlewoman who works for a livelihood. She is not...

Noch hatte Syriens sengende Sonne nicht ihren höchsten Punkt am Horizont erreicht, als ein Ritter des Roten Kreuzes, der seine ferne Heimat im Norden verlassen und sich dem Kreuzfahrerheere in Palästina angeschlossen hatte, langsam über die Sandsteppen hin ritt, die in der Nachbarschaft des Toten...

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'etre exécuté . Porteous a outrepassé sa mission, il ne devait veiller qu'a l'exécution de la sentence, le reste n'étant...

'The Surgeon's Daughter' is set in the mid- to late 1770s between the First and Second Mysore Wars. It is the story of Menie Gray, daughter of Dr Gideon Gray (who is thought to have been modelled on Scott's own doctor, Ebenezer Clarkson of Selkirk). Menie falls in love with Richard Middlemas, an illegitimate...

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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 l'amour triomphant, l'Histoire en filigramme, l'antisémitisme latent, les traîtres et...