Guy Mannering

Description

A novel by Sir Walter Scott, published anonymously in 1815. It tells the story of Henry Bertram, the son of the Laird of Ellangowan, who is kidnapped at the age of five by smugglers after witnessing the murder of a customs officer.

Description

"Guy Mannering; or, The Astrologer, first published in 1815, was Walter Scott's second novel. Guy Mannering only half-believes in his art, but does believe in the ability of patriarchal power, wealth, and social position to sort out social confusion. However, he has to learn the limits of a nabob's authority in a society that (in the 1780s) is no longer a single hierarchy but has many subsets, each with its own laws - gypsies, smugglers, Edinburgh lawyers, the Border store farmer, the traditional landowner." "This is the first modern edition of one of Scott's finest works. It is based on the first edition, but is corrected from the manuscript, and restores around two thousand readings lost through error or misunderstanding. For the first time it includes Scott's extended portraits of the Edinburgh literati which were unaccountably omitted from the printed version."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Genres

• Fiction

Series Statement

• The Edinburgh edition of the Waverly novels ;
• v. 2

Other Editions

• Guy ManneringEdinburgh University Press1999-01-01
• Astrologer.Printed by James Ballantyne and co. for Longman, Hurst, [etc., etc.]1815-01-01
• Guy Mannering, or, the Astrologer.Adam & Charles Black1871-01-01
• Guy ManneringWard, Lock1892-01-01
• Guy Mannering, or, The astrologerEstes and Lauriat1893-01-01
• Guy Mannering, or, The astrologer.Jack1897-01-01