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Redgauntlet
1824 novel by Walter Scott / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Redgauntlet (1824) is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, one of the Waverley novels, set primarily in Dumfriesshire, southwest Scotland, in 1765, and described by Magnus Magnusson (a point first made by Andrew Lang) as "in a sense, the most autobiographical of Scott's novels."[1] It describes a plot to start a fictional third Jacobite Rebellion, and includes "Wandering Willie's Tale", a famous short story which frequently appears in anthologies.
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Author | Sir Walter Scott |
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Language | English and Scots |
Series | Waverley Novels |
Genre | Historical novel |
Publisher | Archibald Constable and Co. (Edinburgh); Hurst, Robinson, and Co. (London) |
Publication date | 1824 |
Publication place | Scotland |
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Pages | 380 (Edinburgh Edition, 1997 |
Preceded by | Saint Ronan's Well |
Followed by | The Betrothed |
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