Redgauntlet: A Tale of the Eighteenth Century
1824
Published in 1824, 'Redgauntlet: A Tale of the Eighteenth Century' by Walter Scott is a historical novel set during the Jacobite uprisings in Scotland, particularly the 1745 rebellion. The story follows Darsie Latimer, a law student, as he becomes involved in a plot to restore Prince Charles Edward Stuart to the British throne. The novel explores themes of loyalty and ambition, intertwining personal struggles with significant historical events, while also serving as a culmination of Scott's Jacobite series.
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“You will, I trust, resemble a forest plant, which has indeed, by some accident, been brought up in the greenhouse, and thus rendered delicate and effeminate, but which regains its native firmness and tenacity, when exposed for a season to the winter air.””
— Walter Scott
“Sir Richard Glendale lifted the fatal paper, read it, and saying, 'Now all is indeed over,' handed it to Maxwell, who said aloud, 'Black Colin Campbell...””
— Walter Scott
“Are ye come light-handed, ye son of a toom whistle?””
— Walter Scott
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