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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... frae the house o ' Pouderloupat ? " But when the voice of the querist alone was distinguishable , the response usually was , " Where are ye coming frae at sic a time o ' night as the like o ' this ? " — or , " Ye'll no be o ' this ...
... frae the house o ' Pouderloupat ? " But when the voice of the querist alone was distinguishable , the response usually was , " Where are ye coming frae at sic a time o ' night as the like o ' this ? " — or , " Ye'll no be o ' this ...
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... Frae Kippletringan !!! " in an exalted tone of wonder , which we can but faintly express by three points of admiration ; " Ow , man ! ye should hae hadden eassel to Kippletringan— ye maun gae back as far as the Whaap , and haud the ...
... Frae Kippletringan !!! " in an exalted tone of wonder , which we can but faintly express by three points of admiration ; " Ow , man ! ye should hae hadden eassel to Kippletringan— ye maun gae back as far as the Whaap , and haud the ...
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... frae the door ; and ye'll be come in the canny moment , I'm thinking , for the laird's servant - that's no to say his body - servant , but the helper like - rade express by this e'en to fetch the houdie , and he just staid the drinking ...
... frae the door ; and ye'll be come in the canny moment , I'm thinking , for the laird's servant - that's no to say his body - servant , but the helper like - rade express by this e'en to fetch the houdie , and he just staid the drinking ...
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... frae the bonny bairn , grace be wi ' it ? Ay , or said Saint Colme's charm for its sake , the dear ? " And without waiting an answer , she began to sing- Trefoil , vervain , John's - wort , dill , Hinders witches of their will ; Weel is ...
... frae the bonny bairn , grace be wi ' it ? Ay , or said Saint Colme's charm for its sake , the dear ? " And without waiting an answer , she began to sing- Trefoil , vervain , John's - wort , dill , Hinders witches of their will ; Weel is ...
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... frae the papists whiles . They gie another sort o ' help to puir folk than just dinging down a saxpence in the brod on the Sabbath , and kilting , and scourging , and drumming them a ' the sax days o ' the week besides . " Such was the ...
... frae the papists whiles . They gie another sort o ' help to puir folk than just dinging down a saxpence in the brod on the Sabbath , and kilting , and scourging , and drumming them a ' the sax days o ' the week besides . " Such was the ...
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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