Project Gutenberg 2013-06-07 Public domain in the USA. 214 Scott, Walter 1771 1832 Scott, Sir Walter Malagrowther, Malachi Cleishbotham, Jedediah Templeton, Laurence La promessa sposa di Lammermoor, Tomo 1 (of 3) E-text prepared by Carlo Traverso, Claudio Paganelli, Barbara Magni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "La promessa sposa di Lammermoor, Tomo 1" by Walter Scott is a historical novel written in the early 19th century. Set in Scotland, the story introduces themes of family, ambition, and conflict, centering primarily on Lord Ravenswood and his struggles against the usurpation of his family's estate by Lord Asthon. The narrative depicts a rich tapestry of societal issues and personal vendettas, hinting at the intertwined fates of the characters amidst the backdrop of Scottish history. The opening of the novel establishes a somber atmosphere as it recounts the history of Ravenswood Castle and the fall of the Ravenswood family. The last lord, Allano Ravenswood, faces decline and resentment as he loses his lands to the new owner, Ser Guglielmo Asthon. After a tumultuous funeral marked by interruptions from authorities, Edgardo, the last heir of Ravenswood, swears vengeance against the Asthon family, igniting the central conflict of the story. The opening chapters skillfully weave detailed descriptions of the historical context, setting the stage for themes of revenge and the deep-seated divisions in society that will unfold throughout the tale. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42881/42881-h/images/cover.jpg it Historical fiction Psychological fiction Love stories Scotland -- Fiction Women murderers -- Fiction Arranged marriage -- Fiction PR Text IT Romanzi storici Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - European Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 315587 315343 2024-09-18T05:40:55.922893 2023-09-18T13:59:20.866788 text/html text/html 303588 2013-06-06T22:47:48 text/html 289228 2013-06-06T22:51:53 text/html application/zip 320411 2024-09-18T05:41:01.004889 application/epub+zip 317653 2024-09-18T05:40:56.864896 application/epub+zip 205652 2024-09-18T05:40:56.394882 application/epub+zip 407851 2024-09-18T05:41:04.354842 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 381644 2024-09-18T05:41:00.557858 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263642 2022-09-19T15:01:05.605079 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282666 2024-09-18T05:40:55.380902 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 283921 2020-06-15T16:27:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 109517 2020-06-15T16:27:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 279765 2013-06-06T22:38:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 108961 2013-06-06T22:38:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21832 2024-09-18T05:41:04.506831 application/rdf+xml 14920 2024-09-18T05:40:56.487866 image/jpeg 2196 2024-09-18T05:40:56.440883 image/jpeg 291040 2024-09-18T05:40:55.957879 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