Kenilworth (Scott Walter)(Paperback / softback)

Kenilworth (Scott Walter)(Paperback / softback)

In the court of Elizabeth I, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, is favoured above all the noblemen of England. It is rumoured that the Queen may chose him for her husband, but Leicester has secretly married the beautiful Amy Robsart. Fearing ruin if this were known, he keeps his lovely young wife a

Waverley (Scott Walter)(Paperback)

The first historical novel and an international bestsellerSir Walter Scott was one of the bestselling novelists of the nineteenth century and is credited with establishing the historical novel. His first novel, Waverley (1814), tells the story of Edward Waverley, a naive young man who is posted to

The Edinburgh Companion to Sir Walter Scott (Robertson Fiona)(Paperback)

This is a comprehensive collection devoted to the work of Sir Walter Scott, drawing on the innovative research and scholarship which have revitalised the study of the whole range of his exceptionally diverse writing in recent

Ivanhoe (Scott Walter)(Paperback / softback)

Banished from England for seeking to marry against his father's wishes, Ivanhoe joins Richard the Lion Heart on a crusade in the Holy Land. On his return, his passionate desire is to be reunited with the beautiful but forbidden lady

Scott-land - The Man Who Invented a Nation (Kelly Stuart)(Paperback / softback)

Stuart Kelly's biography of Sir Walter Scott defies classification in terms of genre. Rather than a literary biography, or critical study, it is a personal examination of the sometimes overwhelming affect Scott has had on Scottish identity at large, and on how his legacy affects the very act of

Waverley (Scott Sir Walter)(Paperback / softback)

Thefirst historical novel this tale of romance and adventure during the 1745 Jacobite rebellion will stir the blood and warm the heart King George is on the throne, but there are those in Scotland who swear loyalty to the Stuart heir, Bonnie Prince Charlie, and are prepared to stake his claim in

Fair Helen (Greig Andrew)(Paperback / softback)

Shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2014. 'One of the best historical novels of recent years, Greig dusts off the past and presents it with tremendous skill' - Literary Review 'A Triumph of suspense' - Guardian Saltire Award-winning author Andrew Greig reimagines the

Ivanhoe - Walter Scott

Kniha Ivanhoe:Tento román byl největším literárním úspěchem skotského spisovatele Waltera Scotta. Napsal ho v roce 1819 a je to jedno z prvních děl žánru historického románu. Jeho děj se odehrává ve středověké Anglii. Hlavní hrdina, statečný saský rytíř Ivanhoe, bojoval

Ivanhoe (Scott Walter)(Paperback)

In Ivanhoe Scott fashioned an imperial myth of national cultural identity that has shaped the popular imagination ever since its first appearance at the end of 1819. With the secret return of King Richard and the disinherited Saxon knight Ivanhoe, Scott confronts his splendid and tumultuous

Guy Mannering (Scott Walter)(Paperback / softback)

Guy Mannering is an astrologer who only half-believes in his art. Instead he places his faith in patriarchal power, wealth and social position. But the Scotland of this novel is a nation in which the old hierarchies are breaking down and Guy must learn the limits of the nabob's authority in a

Life Of Walter Scott - The Laird of Abbotsford (Wilson A.N.)(Paperback / softback)

Wilson's subtle, entertaining and frequently provocative critical biography looks back through the indifference which has surrounded Walter Scott in recent times, and the distortions of his Victorian idolaters, to recapture the freshness of Scott as he appeared to his

Beautiful Ruins (Walter Jess)(Paperback / softback)

Year Without Summer - 1816 - one event, six lives, a world changed - longlisted for the Walter Scott Prize 2021 (Glasfurd Guinevere)(Paperback / softback)

A supervolcanic explosion in 1815 led to the extraordinary 'Year Without Summer' in 1816 - a massive climate disruption causing famine, poverty, rebellion - one event, six lives, and a world changed. 1815, Sumbawa Island, Indonesia Mount Tambora explodes in a cataclysmic eruption, killing

Wendy, Master of Art (Scott Walter)(Paperback)

'[In Wendy, Master of Art, ] Scott manages a rare thing: the sharpness of his satire doesn't preclude a realistic rendering of personhood, and the seeming flatness opens up, at every turn, to a depth of feeling.... His mastery of his characters' faces and gestures is also wonderful, his line quick

The Lady of the Lake (Scott Walter)(Paperback)

The Lady of the Lake marked the pinnacle of Walter Scott's popularity as a poet, with record-breaking sales and ecstatic reviews which helped spread his fame far beyond Britain. It also inspired thousands to flock to Loch Katrine in the Trossachs to see for themselves the isle where the banished

Bible Makes Sense (Brueggemann Walter)(Paperback / softback)

Walter Tull's Scrapbook (Morgan Michaela)(Paperback / softback)

Cumbrae Since the War (Kerr Walter)(Paperback / softback)

Labyrinth of Dreaming Books (Moers Walter)(Paperback / softback)

Absolute C++, Global Edition (Savitch Walter)(Paperback / softback)

Absolute Java, Global Edition (Savitch Walter)(Paperback / softback)

Mountains of My Life (Bonatti Walter)(Paperback / softback)

Collects Walter Bonatti's classic writings detailing his exploits on numerous expeditions to different mountains of the world, as well as the real story behind the controversy over the events on K2 that changed his

The Antiquary (Scott Walter)(Paperback)

The Antiquary, Scott's personal favorite among his novels, is characteristically wry and urbane. A mysterious young man calling himself 'Lovel' travels idly but fatefully toward the Scottish seaside town of Fairport. Here he is befriended by the antiquary Jonathan Oldbuck, who has taken refuge from

Wendy (Scott Walter)(Paperback)

The outrageously funny and painfully relatable satire of an aspiring artist and millennial culture Walter Scott's Wendy comics have become a critical sensation, with rave reviews in The New Yorker and The Guardian, and an appearance in the Best American Comics anthology. Learn Wendy's origin story