This novel is set during the English Revolution and the Commonwealth. It is comprised of real events, along with fictional ones. If you are looking for an adventure novel with romance and mystery, please look no further. This is Scott at his finest. ( Stav Nisser.)
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So now I make a very old dream of mine come true. I took on a novel by sir Walter Scott, and a very beautiful one too. I selected a novel which is only in english, and contains no dialog in lowlend scotts, in order to wet my hands and get aquainted with the author before jumping into a dontingly large project in a language I hardly know.
The summary is temperary. If any of you know the book better, you can feel free to replace it at any time.
In addition, all wordcounts are ready to be entered as soon as I get an mw.
I hope you would enjoy this book.
Love gothic novels? Try Children Of The Abbey. Like surprising mysteries? Try The Amathist Cross. Looking for an easy read? Try Harriet's Choice.
Hello nikolaib,
welcome to Librivox. I hope you will enjoy here. I gave 1 to someone else. But 2 and 3 are all yours- unless you stipulate otherwise. I see that you submited a one-minute test, and spesefied under which name you would like to be credited in the catalogue. But do you have a personal url which you would like us to link to your name? If you have questions, please ask.
Stav.
Love gothic novels? Try Children Of The Abbey. Like surprising mysteries? Try The Amathist Cross. Looking for an easy read? Try Harriet's Choice.
Hello nikolaib! I've signed you up for Chapter 1 and 2, which are sections 4 and 5 in the Magic Window. Are these the ones you were interested in, or was it sections 2 and 3, which are Appendix 2 and Preface?