Peveril of the Peak, Volume 1Classic Books Company, 2001 - 358 pagina's "'Here is a plot without a drop of blood; and all the elements of a romance, without its conclusion', comments the King towards the end of Scott's longest, and arguably most intriguing, novel. Set against the backdrop of the Popish Plot to overturn Charles II, Peveril of the Peak explores the on-going tensions between Cavalier and Puritan loyalties during the fraught years of Restoration England. Ranging from Derbyshire to the Isle of Man and culminating in London, it is a novel which interweaves political intrigue, personal responsibilities and the ways in which the forces of history are played out in the struggles of individual human lives. But its true subject is perhaps the role of narration and the limits of storytelling itself. In this, the first scholarly edition of Peveril, Alison Lumsden recovers a lost novel."--BOOK JACKET. |
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Pagina 16
... ' Marry , thus it is , ' said the Earl : ' I need not bid you remember the affair of Colonel Christian . That man , besides his widow , who is possessed of large property — Dame Christian of Kirk - Truagh , 16 PEVERIL OF THE PEAK.
... ' Marry , thus it is , ' said the Earl : ' I need not bid you remember the affair of Colonel Christian . That man , besides his widow , who is possessed of large property — Dame Christian of Kirk - Truagh , 16 PEVERIL OF THE PEAK.
Pagina 17
Walter Scott. large property — Dame Christian of Kirk - Truagh , whom you have often heard of , and perhaps seen —left a brother called Edward Christian , whom you never saw at all . Now this brother — but I dare say you know all about ...
Walter Scott. large property — Dame Christian of Kirk - Truagh , whom you have often heard of , and perhaps seen —left a brother called Edward Christian , whom you never saw at all . Now this brother — but I dare say you know all about ...
Pagina 44
... dame . ' ' Can you speak thus , Alice ? ' said her lover . ' Can you use such expressions ? and are you not sensible that they show plainly it is your own pride , not regard for me , that makes you resist the happiness of both ? ' ' Not ...
... dame . ' ' Can you speak thus , Alice ? ' said her lover . ' Can you use such expressions ? and are you not sensible that they show plainly it is your own pride , not regard for me , that makes you resist the happiness of both ? ' ' Not ...
Pagina 60
... Dames , ' said the Earl ; here you rove gallantly , and at free will , through our dominions , fulfilling of appoint- ments , and achieving amorous adventures ; while we are condemned to sit in our royal halls , as dull and as immovable ...
... Dames , ' said the Earl ; here you rove gallantly , and at free will , through our dominions , fulfilling of appoint- ments , and achieving amorous adventures ; while we are condemned to sit in our royal halls , as dull and as immovable ...
Pagina 114
Je hebt de weergavelimiet voor dit boek bereikt.
Je hebt de weergavelimiet voor dit boek bereikt.
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Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
acquaintance Alice Bridgenorth amongst answered Peveril apartment arms better betwixt Buckingham called Catholic Chiffinch Christian church companion countenance Countess of Derby Court dame danger daughter Debbitch Derbyshire desirous Ditchley door Duchess of Portsmouth Duke Earl of Derby Empson England eyes faith father favour fear Fenella followed Ganlesse Geneva band gentleman give Grace guest hand hath head heard Holm-Peel honour horse intimate island Isle Jerningham Jesuits Julian Peveril King lady Lance Outram light London look lord Lord Saville madam Major Bridgenorth manner Martindale Castle Master Bridgenorth Master Julian Matt Chamberlain means mind Mistress mother never night noble Papists passion person poor Popish Plot present Protestant Puritan purpose rendered replied Roundheads scarce seemed seen Sir Geoffrey soon speak stranger supposed thee thing thou art thought tion tone Topham turned warrant woman young
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Pagina 331 - The poor man was much affrighted, but resolved to obey the injunction; accordingly, a large silver cup, filled with some sort of liquor, being put into his hand, he found an opportunity to throw what it contained on the ground. Soon after the music ceasing, all the company disappeared, leaving the cup in his hand, and he returned home, though much wearied and fatigued. He went the next day and communicated to the minister of the parish all that had happened, and asked his advice how he should dispose...
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