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- The third novel in the Waverley series, and Scott's personal favorite, The Antiquary centers on a young man called Lovel who meets Jonathan Oldbuck, a loquacious old antiquary, on a trip to Scotland. There Lovel falls in love with the daughter of Sir Arthur Wardour, a local landowner.
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The third novel in the Waverley series, and Scott's personal favorite, The Antiquary centers on a young man called Lovel who meets Jonathan Oldbuck, a loquacious old antiquary, on a trip to Scotland. There Lovel falls in love with the daughter of Sir Arthur Wardour, a local landowner.
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The Antiquary (1816), the third of the Waverley novels by Walter Scott, centres on the character of an antiquary: an amateur historian, archaeologist and collector of items of dubious antiquity.
Complete summary of Sir Walter Scott's The Antiquary. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of The Antiquary.
Aug 16, 2004 · None of the rest of the tales are so intimate in their connection with Scott’s own personal history. “The Antiquary” has always, therefore, been held in the very first rank of his novels. As far as plot goes, though Godwin denied that it had any story, “The Antiquary” may be placed among the most careful.
Dec 19, 2011 · Synopsis. The hero, known as Major Neville, is believed to be the illegitimate son of Edward Neville, brother to the Earl of Glenallan. He meets and falls in love with Isabella Wardour in England, who, mindful of her father's hatred of illegitimacy, rejects his suit.
Provides clear analysis of setting and character in The Antiquary, finding the novel most effective in its portrayal of the lower classes. Discusses the importance of the character of Elspeth.
The Antiquary. Sir Walter Scott. Penguin, 1998 - Fiction - 454 pages. The third novel in the Waverley series, and Scott's personal favorite, The Antiquary centers on a young man called...
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