Quentin Durward, Tenth of the Waverley Novels
The scene of this romance is laid in the fifteenth century when the feudal system which had been the sinews and nerves of national defence and the spirit of chivalry by which as by a vivifying soul that system was animated began to be innovated upon and abandoned by those grosser characters who centred their sum of happiness in procuring the personal objects on which they had fixed their own exclusive attachment.
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Quentin Durward, Tenth of the Waverley Novels
The scene of this romance is laid in the fifteenth century when the feudal system which had been the sinews and nerves of national defence and the spirit of chivalry by which as by a vivifying soul that system was animated began to be innovated upon and abandoned by those grosser characters who centred their sum of happiness in procuring the personal objects on which they had fixed their own exclusive attachment.
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Quentin Durward, Tenth of the Waverley Novels

Quentin Durward, Tenth of the Waverley Novels

by Sir Walter Scott
Quentin Durward, Tenth of the Waverley Novels

Quentin Durward, Tenth of the Waverley Novels

by Sir Walter Scott

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Overview

The scene of this romance is laid in the fifteenth century when the feudal system which had been the sinews and nerves of national defence and the spirit of chivalry by which as by a vivifying soul that system was animated began to be innovated upon and abandoned by those grosser characters who centred their sum of happiness in procuring the personal objects on which they had fixed their own exclusive attachment.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940000741771
Publisher: B&R Samizdat Express
Publication date: 04/14/2012
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

J. H. Alexander is senior lecturer in English at the University of Aberdeen.

G. A. M. Wood is senior lecturer in English at the University of Stirling.

Table of Contents

Introduction| 0Walter Scottvii
Historical Background of Quentin Durwardxxi
Hints and Questions for the Study of Quentin Durwardxxvi
Collateral Reading Referencesxxx
Tabular View of Scott's Life and Worksxxxi
Quentin Durward1
Scott's Introduction479
Notes489
Vocabulary527
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