De oudheidkenner by Walter Scott
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Old Mortality is one of the Waverley novels by Walter Scott. Set in south west Scotland, it forms, along with The Black Dwarf, the 1st series of his Tales of My Landlord (1816). The novel deals with the period of the Covenanters, featuring their victory at Loudoun Hill (also known as the Battle of Drumclog) and their defeat at Bothwell Bridge, both in June 1679; a final section is set in 1689
at the time of the royalist defeat at Killiecrankie. Scott's original title was The Tale of Old Mortality, but this is generally shortened in most references. (This summary is from Wikipedia.)
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| Author | Scott, Walter, 1771-1832 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Lindo, M. P. (Mark Prager), 1819-1877 |
| Uniform Title | The antiquary. Dutch |
| Title | De oudheidkenner |
| Original Publication | Leiden: S.C. van Doesburgh, 1873. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Mortality |
| Credits | Nico Winkel and Jeroen Hellingman for Project Gutenberg |
| Summary |
Old Mortality is one of the Waverley novels by Walter Scott. Set in south west Scotland, it forms, along with The Black Dwarf, the 1st series of his Tales of My Landlord (1816). The novel deals with the period of the Covenanters, featuring their victory at Loudoun Hill (also known as the Battle of Drumclog) and their defeat at Bothwell Bridge, both in June 1679; a final section is set in 1689 at the time of the royalist defeat at Killiecrankie. Scott's original title was The Tale of Old Mortality, but this is generally shortened in most references. (This summary is from Wikipedia.) |
| Language | Dutch |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Love stories |
| Subject | Domestic fiction |
| Subject | Fathers and daughters -- Fiction |
| Subject | Scotland -- Fiction |
| Subject | Beggars -- Fiction |
| Subject | Antiquarians -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 77684 |
| Release Date | Jan 12, 2026 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 326 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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