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Originally written in 1810, during the romantic era, the scottish chiefs has been considered one of the greatest historical novels ever written and still remains a popular book today. A romance by porter, miss jane and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. William wallace in 1296, the nobles of scotland, together with their weak king baliol, placed scotland under the. The formal writing style of the author gives a feel of antiquity to the story that you. When the book chosen for me in the recent classics club spin was the scottish chiefs by jane porter, i was quite happy with that result. Page 150 if on the heath she moved, her breast was whiter than the down of cana. Possible ex library copy, thatll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Jane porters most popular book is the scottish chiefs. The scottish chiefs by jane porter nook book ebook. Bought so many books the day we spent hours in the book shop in wigtown mairiuna, that i can. The scottish chiefs is a classic adventure tale, told in the style of sir walter scotts rob roy.
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William wallace, the valiant murray, and many others and their deeds fill the pages. It was a book id wanted to read for a while, it had been recommended to me by more than one person and i thought i might find it more enjoyable than my last spin book, dombey and son by charles dickens, which i still havent. Her work the scottish chiefs is seen as one of the earliest historical novels and remains popular among children in scotland. Jane porter 17 january 1776 24 may 1850 was an english historical novelist, dramatist and literary figure. Scottish chiefs by miss jane porter and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The scottish chiefs book by jane porter thriftbooks.
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