The Surgeon's Daughter by Walter Scott (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Surgeon's Daughter by Walter Scott The Surgeons Daughter is part of Chronicles of the Canongate which is a collection of stories by Sir Walter Scott, published in 1827 and 1828 in the Waverley novels series. They are named after the Canongate, in Edinburgh. After his financial ruin at the beginning of 1826, Scott committed himself to writing works that would produce funds for the Trustees of James Ballantyne & Co., including the massive Life of Napoleon. However, he retained the right to produce less substantial works for his own benefit, and the first result was the collection of shorter fiction known as Chronicles of the Canongate. This was in two volumes, rather than the three occupied by most of the Waverley Novels, and its disparate nature meant that it would not interfere with his official writing project. The first mention of the two-volume publication actually envisages it being totally occupied by the tale which was to be entitled The Surgeons Daughter: in his diary for 12 May 1826 Robert Cadell records a proposal from Scott to write a small Eastern Tale, which he agreed to publish as part of his strategy to set up as an independent publisher after the crash which had ruined Archibald Constable, Ballantyne, Scott, and himself. In the event The Surgeons Daughter was to share the two volumes of the first series of Chronicles of the Canongate with Chrystal Croftangrys Narrative and two short stories, The Highland Widow and The Two Drovers. The Narrative and more than half of The Highland Widow were composed between May and July 1826, but for almost a year Scott then devoted his full energies to the Life of Napoleon which he finished on 7 June 1827. He apparently resumed The Highland Widow on the 20th and finished it before the end of the month, as well as writing an Introduction in his own name (he had officially acknowledged his authorship of the Waverley novels on 23 February). The Two Drovers was probably composed in the first half of July, completing the first volume, but while he was waiting at the end of June to find out how long that story needed to be, he had already begun The Surgeons Daughter, the sole occupant of the second volume, resuming it on 27 July and completing it on 16 September. (wikipedia.org) FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Details ISBN1636372066 Author Walter Scott Pages 160 Publisher Bibliotech Press Language English ISBN-10 1636372066 ISBN-13 9781636372068 Format Paperback Imprint Bibliotech Press Year 1922 Publication Date 1922-11-10 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:130991281;

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