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Sir Walter Scott's classic novella
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EDITED WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY J. H. ALEXANDER
-- 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 Classic edition
'No historian's Queen Elizabeth was ever so perfectly a woman as the fictitious Elizabeth of Kenilworth, ' wrote Thomas Hardy. Scott's magnificent novel re-creates the drama, and the strange mixture of assurance and profound unease of the Age of Elizabeth through the story of Amy Robsart. A woman of great beauty and integrity, Amy is married to the Earl of Leicester, one of the Queen's favourites, who must keep Amy confined to Cumnor Place and the marriage a secret, or incur royal displeasure.
Rich in character, melodrama and romance, Kenilworth (1821) is rivalled only by the great Elizabethan dramas. Scott amply justified V. S. Pritchett's accolade: 'the single Shakespearean talent of the English novel'.
About the Author
Scottish writer Sir Walter Scott is recognized as one of the foremost European historical novelists. He achieved success with the publishing of his very first novel. His work displays his lucid understanding of human nature.
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- PublisherDutton Adult
- Publication date1955
- ISBN 10 0460001353
- ISBN 13 9780460001359
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages465
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Kenilworth
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Hardcover. Condition: Clean & Unmarked. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A very clean and straight copy in like dust jacket. 465 pp. Seller Inventory # 240621011
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Kenilworth (Everyman's Library #135)
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Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd./E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., London/New York, 1974
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. A 1974 reprint of a work first appearing in an Everyman's Library edition in 1906. Sir Walter Scott's famous historical novel is one in the Waverley series, and first published in 1821. Set in the 16th century, it is centered around the secret marriage of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester and Amy Robsart. With an introduction by W. M. Parker. Entry 135 in Everyman's Library fiction series. --- In Everyman's Library larger format binding style 4. Full green cloth-look paper covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling and interlocked "EL" at tail of spine. In white dust jacket with Peter Whiteman drawing of three main characters on front panel. --- An about-Near Fine copy: bright, tightly-bound and unmarked, though with prior owner's rubberstamping to front free endpaper. Excellent, bright jacket with very slight rubbing and chafing to edges, else undamaged and wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; 12mo - 7 to 7-1/2 in. tall; xiv, 465 pages. Seller Inventory # 87889
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Kenilworth (Everyman's Library) (Volume 135)
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Condition: Poor. Volume 135. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Dust jacket in poor condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:0460001353. Seller Inventory # 9296567
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