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Famous titles include ivanhoe, rob roy, old mortality, the lady of the lake, waverley, the heart of midlothian, and the bride of lammermoor. Classics illustrated 075 the lady of the lake 1950 comic. But should the novels of sir walter scott once bestsellers, now consigned to obscurity. Guy mannering walter scott melrose edition jack c1880. Scotland in the 16th century its kilted clansmen its savage, warring nobles and, that strange huntsman lost in the highland crags who, rescued by the lovely lady of the lake, proved to be her fathers bitterest enemy. Because scott did not publicly acknowledge authorship until 1827, the series takes its name from waverley, the first novel of. These works are all separate series of scotts works from robert cadell of edinburgh.
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