Project Gutenberg 2004-08-17 Public domain in the USA. 544 Scott, Walter 1771 1832 Scott, Sir Walter Malagrowther, Malachi Cleishbotham, Jedediah Templeton, Laurence The Antiquary — Complete Reading ease score: 62.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by David Widger "The Antiquary" by Sir Walter Scott is a historical novel written in the early 19th century. This work offers a vivid exploration of Scottish society at the close of the 18th century, primarily through the lens of its protagonist, Jonathan Oldbuck, an antiquarian. Oldbuck's passion for antiquities frames the narrative, which delves into themes of heritage, identity, and the societal changes occurring during that period. At the start of "The Antiquary," a young man, Lovel, is introduced while traveling to Fairport, Scotland. He encounters Jonathan Oldbuck, a quirky and knowledgeable antiquarian, waiting for a coach that is significantly delayed. Their initial interaction is marked by Oldbuck's humorous and somewhat irascible nature as he expresses his frustrations towards the coach operator, Mrs. Macleuchar. As they begin their journey together, their discussions reveal Oldbuck's profound interest in antiquities, including Roman remains, and establish the foundations for their developing relationship, hinting at the adventures and intrigues to come in their exploration of local history and character. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/7005/7005-h/images/bookcover.jpg http://www.gutenberg.org/files/7005/7005-h/images/cover.jpg en Fathers and daughters -- Fiction Scotland -- Fiction Beggars -- Fiction Antiquarians -- Fiction PR Text Historical Fiction Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1216483 1216610 2024-10-03T11:47:06.930993 2023-10-03T10:19:34.929191 text/html text/html 1281512 2021-01-27T01:44:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2449314 2021-01-27T01:44:59 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2235635 2024-10-03T11:47:18.601925 application/epub+zip 2262326 2024-10-03T11:47:08.435952 application/epub+zip 539106 2024-10-03T11:47:07.664972 application/epub+zip 2558045 2024-10-03T11:47:27.198904 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2496498 2024-10-03T11:47:17.919993 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 755661 2022-09-04T04:06:20.899389 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1042197 1042190 2024-10-03T11:47:04.660983 2023-10-03T10:19:32.962159 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1062019 2020-12-30T05:41:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 414681 2020-12-30T05:41:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1042058 2020-12-30T05:41:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 412355 2020-12-30T05:41:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22951 2024-10-03T11:47:27.340856 application/rdf+xml 18837 2024-10-03T11:47:07.790953 image/jpeg 2732 2024-10-03T11:47:07.726971 image/jpeg 2184627 2024-10-03T11:47:07.073003 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