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 71
... prisoner by another troop of these plunderers . She was quickly released by a party of our cavalry ; but I cannot disguise from myself , that the incidents of this fatal morning gave a severe shock to health already delicate ...
... prisoner by another troop of these plunderers . She was quickly released by a party of our cavalry ; but I cannot disguise from myself , that the incidents of this fatal morning gave a severe shock to health already delicate ...
Page 182
... prisoner - I trow I'll sort him ; but stay - first send up Mac - Guffog . - Now , Mac - Guffog , where did ye find this chield ? ” Mac - Guffog , a stout bandy - legged fellow , with a neck like a bull , a face like a fire - brand , and ...
... prisoner - I trow I'll sort him ; but stay - first send up Mac - Guffog . - Now , Mac - Guffog , where did ye find this chield ? ” Mac - Guffog , a stout bandy - legged fellow , with a neck like a bull , a face like a fire - brand , and ...
Page 183
... prisoner , but seemed at a loss how to proceed with his investigation . At length he broke silence . " Soh , Captain ... prisoner , so as to confront him fully , placed the pistols before him in readiness , and said in a steady voice ...
... prisoner , but seemed at a loss how to proceed with his investigation . At length he broke silence . " Soh , Captain ... prisoner , so as to confront him fully , placed the pistols before him in readiness , and said in a steady voice ...
Page 187
... prisoner . He came upon them with some idea of mediation , but found them in the midst of their guilty terrors , while the rage , which had hurried them on to murder , began , with all but Hatteraick , to sink into remorse and fear ...
... prisoner . He came upon them with some idea of mediation , but found them in the midst of their guilty terrors , while the rage , which had hurried them on to murder , began , with all but Hatteraick , to sink into remorse and fear ...
Page 189
... prisoner , and the thief - takers , glad to escape from his awful and incensed presence , were sent off in every direction ( except the right one ) to recover their prisoner , if possible . Glossin particularly recommended a careful ...
... prisoner , and the thief - takers , glad to escape from his awful and incensed presence , were sent off in every direction ( except the right one ) to recover their prisoner , if possible . Glossin particularly recommended a careful ...
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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