Guy Mannering: The Astrologer

Name: Guy Mannering: The Astrologer
Author: Walter Scott
ISBN: 9781787244078

Author: Walter Scott
Series: World Classics
Language: English
Length: 492 pages
ISBN: 9781787244078
Published: 25 January 2018
Imprint: Sovereign

18th Century Scotland
Astrologer
Mystery
Romance
Supernatural
Foundling
Family Secrets
Political Intrigue
Fate
Love

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Description

"Guy Mannering: The Astrologer" by Walter Scott follows the life of the titular character in 18th-century Scotland. The narrative is woven with elements of mystery, romance, and the supernatural. As Guy Mannering, an amateur astrologer, navigates through societal complexities, he encounters a foundling named Harry Bertram, setting off a chain of events that unveil family secrets and political intrigue. With vivid characters and a rich portrayal of Scottish landscapes, Scott's novel explores fate, love, and the enduring influence of the stars on human destinies.

Author

Walter Scott (1771–1832) invented the historical novel as a popular art. Waverley, Ivanhoe, and Rob Roy taught Europe that the past could be walked through — tartan, crusade, and the clash of Highland and Hanoverian as living weather, not a school lesson. A poet and an Edinburgh lawyer before the novels made him famous, Scott wrote at a pace that built Abbotsford and a nation's tourist imagination.

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