Sir Walter Scott: 251 books

Published in 1816 and set in seventeenth-century Scotland, this historical novel is part of the series Tales of My Landlord.  Henry Morton joins the rebellious Covenanters, fighting for the reestablishment of Presbyterianism in Scotland during the reign of the Stuarts.  Morton's loyalties are torn, however, as he is in love with Edith Bellenden, whose family opposes the rebels. 

Based on the life of notorious pirate John Gow, The Pirate takes place on the island of Shetland around the year 1700. The shipwrecked Captain Cleveland’s arrival sets off a bitter conflict with the son of a reformed pirate, and their rivalry for the affection of two local woman sets off a series of tragic events.

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Noch hatte Syriens sengende Sonne nicht ihren höchsten Punkt am Horizont erreicht, als ein Ritter des Roten Kreuzes, der seine ferne Heimat im Norden verlassen und sich dem Kreuzfahrerheere in Palästina angeschlossen hatte, langsam über die Sandsteppen hin ritt, die in der Nachbarschaft des Toten...

Édimbourg, 14 Avril 1736. Le capitaine des gardes d'Édimbourg, John Porteous, ordonne de tirer sur la foule qui souhaite récupérer le corps d'un contrebandier qui vient d'etre exécuté . Porteous a outrepassé sa mission, il ne devait veiller qu'a l'exécution de la sentence, le reste n'étant...

With the coming of James I to the English throne, as successor to Elizabeth, the union of England and Scotland was at last effected—outwardly at least—although the inner cementing required a generation or two longer. The story of Nigel and his fortunes is really a story of life in general, during...

Sotto il regno degli ultimi Stuardi, il regio Consiglio privato adoperava tutti i modi posti in sua facoltà per abbattere lo spirito di puritanismo, che formò, può dirsi, il carattere del governo precedente; ed era ad un tempo sollecito di far rigermogliare quelle feudali instituzioni, che unendo...

The title of the book refers to the Old Tolbooth prison in Edinburgh, Scotland, at the time in the heart of the Scottish county of Midlothian. The historical backdrop was the event known as the Porteous Riots. In 1736, a riot broke out in Edinburgh over the execution of two smugglers. The Captain...

Noch hatte Syriens sengende Sonne nicht ihren höchsten Punkt am Horizont erreicht, als ein Ritter des Roten Kreuzes, der seine ferne Heimat im Norden verlassen und sich dem Kreuzfahrerheere in Palästina angeschlossen hatte, langsam über die Sandsteppen hin ritt, die in der Nachbarschaft des Toten...

Ein historischer Roman, der um 1400 in Schottland spielt. Catharine Glover aus Perth, die den Waffenschmied Henry liebt, gefällt dem Duke of Rothsay. Bald steht sie mitten zwischen rivalisierenden Highland-Clans und royaler Intrige.