Project Gutenberg 2006-02-15 Public domain in the USA. 161 Scott, Walter 1771 1832 Scott, Sir Walter Malagrowther, Malachi Cleishbotham, Jedediah Templeton, Laurence A Legend of Montrose Waverley novel Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer and David Widger "A Legend of Montrose" by Sir Walter Scott is a historical novel written in the early 19th century. The book explores themes of loyalty, feuds, and the tumultuous landscape of Scotland during the Civil War period, with a particular focus on the conflict involving the nobleman John Lord Kilpont and the assassin James Stewart of Ardvoirlich. At the start of the story, the author sets the stage by delving into the dark history of family feuds in Scotland, emphasizing a significant event from the reign of James IV, where the Drummonds and Murrays clashed violently. The narrative then transitions to the figure of James Stewart of Ardvoirlich, who is described as a strong, tempestuous character connected to the downfall of Lord Kilpont, presenting a tale that intertwines personal conflicts with larger national issues. The opening chapters introduce key themes of betrayal and the rightful claims of nobility, signifying the mix of historical authenticity and dramatic character exploration that Scott aims to present in his novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Historical fiction Montrose, James Graham, Marquis of, 1612-1650 -- Fiction Scotland -- History -- Charles I, 1625-1649 -- Fiction PR Text Historical Fiction Browsing: History - European Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 631913 631921 2024-09-01T09:49:26.315998 2023-10-01T08:58:49.609474 text/html text/html 652414 2021-01-27T19:40:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 3857472 2021-01-27T19:40:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 3575695 2024-09-01T09:49:34.493932 application/epub+zip 3585666 2024-09-01T09:49:28.154998 application/epub+zip 288065 2024-09-01T09:49:27.034964 application/epub+zip 3795842 2024-09-01T09:49:39.609941 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3763555 2024-09-01T09:49:33.568954 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 460251 2022-09-01T11:05:04.346574 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 549178 549144 2024-09-01T09:49:25.402982 2023-10-01T08:58:48.812432 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 556700 2016-08-30T14:47:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 213079 2016-08-30T14:52:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 549019 2006-02-15T14:31:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 212123 2006-02-15T14:32:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21115 2024-09-01T09:49:39.754897 application/rdf+xml 12556 2024-09-01T09:49:27.387970 image/jpeg 3452 2024-09-01T09:49:27.210977 image/jpeg 3922064 2024-09-01T09:49:26.410979 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia