Waverley, a Tale of other Days," must not every novel reader have anticipated a castle scarce less than that of Udolpho, of which the eastern wing had long been uninhabited, and the keys either lost, or consigned to the care of some aged butler or housekeeper,... Waverley, Or 'Tis Sixty Years Since - Página 27por Walter Scott - 1895 - 498 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1831 - 780 páginas
...some special mode of laying his scene, drawing his characters, and managing his adventures. Had I, for example, announced in my frontispiece, «Waverley, a Tale of other Days,» must not every novel-reader have anticipated a castle scarce less than that of Udolpho, of which the eastern wing... | |
| Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman - 1893 - 326 páginas
...castles, as grim as that of Udolpho, " of which," as Sir WALTER said in his preface to Waverley, " the Eastern wing had long been uninhabited, and the keys either lost, or consigned to the oare of some aged butler or housekeeper, whose trembling steps, &o., &o." Accidentally, turning from... | |
| Walter Scott - 1845 - 508 páginas
...characters, and managing his adventures. Had I, for example, announced in my frontispiece, "'vVaverley, a Tale of other Days," must not every novel reader...uninhabited, and the keys either lost, or consigned to the cate ol SOTMI a5jj&\s\3&sx or housekeeper, whose trembling steps, about the middle of the second volume,... | |
| Walter Scott - 1848 - 704 páginas
...Wavcrley, a Tale of other Days," must not every novelreader have anticipated a castle scarce less than lhal of Udolpho, of which the eastern wing had long been...either lost, or consigned to the cAre of some aged Sutler or housekeeper, whose trembling steps, about the middle of the second volume, were doomed to... | |
| Walter Scott - 1852 - 604 páginas
...some special mode of laying his scene, drawing his characters, and managing his adventures. Had I, for example, announced in my frontispiece, " Waverley, a Tale of other Days," must not every novelreader have anticipated a castle scarce less than that of Udolpho, of which the eastern wing had... | |
| Walter Scott - 1855 - 604 páginas
...some special mode of laying his scene, drawing his characters, and managing his adventures. Had I, for example, announced in my frontispiece, " Waverley, a Tale of other Days," must not every novelreader have anticipated a castle scarce less than that of Udolpho, of which the eastern wing had... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart [novels, collected]) - 1862 - 876 páginas
...some special mode of laying his scene, drawing his characters, and managing his adventures. Had I, for example, announced in my frontispiece, " Waverley, a Tale of other Days," must not ever}- novel reader have anticipated a castle scarce less than that of Udolpho, of whieh the eastern... | |
| Blanchard Jerrold - 1872 - 502 páginas
...some special mode of laying his scene, drawing his characters, and managing his adventures. Had I, for example, announced in my frontispiece, ' Waverley : a Tale of Other Days,' might not every novel-reader have anticipated a castle scarce less than that of Udolpho, of which the... | |
| 1874 - 274 páginas
...mode of laying his scene, drawing his S characters, and managing his adventures. Had I, for example, c announced in my frontispiece, " Waverley, a Tale of...the keys either lost, or consigned to the care of lome aged butler or housekeeper, whose trembling steps, about the middle of the second volume, were... | |
| Walter Scott - 1877 - 650 páginas
...some special mode of laying his scene, drawing his characters, and managing his adventures. Had I, for example, announced in my frontispiece, "Waverley,...less than that of Udolpho, of which the eastern wing nad long been uninhabited, and the keys either lost, or consigned to the care of some aged butler or... | |
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