基本信息出版社：Penguin Classics
页码：400 页
出版日期：2001年05月
ISBN：0140436561
条形码：9780140436563
装帧：平装
正文语种：英语
丛书名：Penguin Classics

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Less sprawling than most of Scott's novels, "lean and tragic" (E. M. Forster), but still boasting his characteristic humor and wisdom, The Bride of Lammermoor (1819) brings to vivid life a historical incident from his own family lore and from Scotland's turbulent past.
作者简介 Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) was born and educated in Edinburgh and is the foremost Romantic novelist in the English language. Also a poet, he is credited with establishing the form of the historical novel.

J. H. Alexander is reader in English at the University of Aberdeen and editor of several titles in the Edinburgh Editions of the Waverley novels.

Kathryn Sutherland is a professor and fellow in English at St. Anne's College, Oxford, and the editor of Jane Austen's Mansfield Park for Penguin Classics.
编辑推荐 Book Jacket
Based on the acclaimed Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels The first authoritative edition drawn from Scott's original texts With a special introduction for the Penguin Classics edition Sir William Ashton, a devious lawyer, has deprived Lord Ravenswood of his title, his estate and subsequently of his life by means of legal and financial trickery. Edgar, Ravenswood's only son, has inherited his father's desire for vengeance. When he meets his adversary by chance, however, he not only saves Ashton's life, but falls in love with his daughter Lucy. The couple wish to marry, but will the ancient prophecy of Ravenswood stand in their way? The Bride of Lammermoor brings to vivid life a historical incident from Scotland's turbulent past and does so with Scott's characteristic humour and wisdom.

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专业书评 From Library Journal
Published in 1819 and 1824, respectively, these titles are typical of Scott's historical soap operas involving revenge, kidnapping, love, political turmoil, and what have you. To help readers understand the Scottish dialect in Scott's writing, these include glossaries as well as scholarly introductions. Both books are based on Scott's original texts.
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