Guy Mannering, Or, The Astrologer"Guy Mannering is set in the 1760s to 1780s, mostly in the Galloway area of southwest Scotland, but with episodes in Cumberland, Holland, and India. It tells the story of Henry "Harry" 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. It follows the fortunes and adventures of Harry and his family in subsequent years, and the struggle over the inheritance of Ellangowan. The novel also depicts the lawlessness that existed at the time, when smugglers operated along the coast and thieves frequented the country roads." |
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Page 76
... carriage . " " Unquestionably , madam , " said Mannering ; " your young friend may rely on my attention . " 66 Farewell , then , " said young Hazlewood , and whispered a word in her ear- r - then ran down the steep hastily , as if not ...
... carriage . " " Unquestionably , madam , " said Mannering ; " your young friend may rely on my attention . " 66 Farewell , then , " said young Hazlewood , and whispered a word in her ear- r - then ran down the steep hastily , as if not ...
Page 117
... carriage , have a military air , which corresponds well with his well - proportioned limbs , and stature of six feet high . His dress is so plain and simple , that it indicates nothing as to rank it may be that of a gentleman who ...
... carriage , have a military air , which corresponds well with his well - proportioned limbs , and stature of six feet high . His dress is so plain and simple , that it indicates nothing as to rank it may be that of a gentleman who ...
Page 144
... carriage , he desired the lad to stop where he was , by the horses , and he would himself go to the house - a command which the driver most joyfully obeyed . Our traveller groped along the side of the enclosure from which the light ...
... carriage , he desired the lad to stop where he was , by the horses , and he would himself go to the house - a command which the driver most joyfully obeyed . Our traveller groped along the side of the enclosure from which the light ...
Page 151
... carriage . Had the ruffians murdered him ? was the horrible doubt that crossed his mind . The agony of his attention grew yet keener , and while the villains pulled out and admired the different articles * Got so many warrants out . To ...
... carriage . Had the ruffians murdered him ? was the horrible doubt that crossed his mind . The agony of his attention grew yet keener , and while the villains pulled out and admired the different articles * Got so many warrants out . To ...
Page 228
... carriage ever gaed into Liddesdale . — And I'll be very glad if Mrs. Rebecca comes wi ' you , hinney , and stays a month or twa while ye're stranger- like . " While Mrs. Rebecca was courtesying , and endeavouring to make the poor orphan ...
... carriage ever gaed into Liddesdale . — And I'll be very glad if Mrs. Rebecca comes wi ' you , hinney , and stays a month or twa while ye're stranger- like . " While Mrs. Rebecca was courtesying , and endeavouring to make the poor orphan ...
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Allonby answered appearance auld Aweel bairn better called Captain castle character Charles Hazlewood Colonel Mannering counsellor Dandie dear Derncleugh deyvil Dinmont Dirk Hatteraick Dominie Sampson door Ellangowan eyes father favour fear feelings fellow frae Frank Kennedy gentleman gipsy Glossin gude Guy Mannering hand Hazlewood House head heard heart honour horse Julia justice justice of peace Kennedy Kippletringan Laird Liddesdale light look Lucy Bertram lugger Mac-Candlish Mac-Guffog Mac-Morlan mair Mannering's Matilda maun Merrilies Mervyn mind Miss Bertram Miss Mannering morning muckle naething never night observed occasion ower person Pleydell poor Portanferry prisoner recollection replied round ruin scene Scotland seemed Singleside Sir Robert Hazlewood smugglers stranger suppose tell there's thought turned Vanbeest Brown voice Warroch weel window woman wood Woodbourne ye'll young Hazlewood young lady younker