The Betrothed (1825 novel)
- The Betrothed (1825 novel)
infobox Book |
name = The Betrothed
author = Sir Walter Scott
cover_artist =
country = Scotland
language = English
series = "Tales of the Crusaders"
genre = Historical novel
publisher = Archibald Constable and Co.
release_date = June 22, 1825
media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
pages =
isbn = NA
preceded_by =
followed_by =
The Betrothed is an 1825 novel, by Sir Walter Scott. It is the first part of the "Tales of the Crusaders", along with "The Talisman".
Scott himself was pessimistic about the success of the book, and Hesketh Pearson, his biographer has written: :"The Betrothed" was clearly composed in a somnolent if not stertorous condition, and would score high marks in a competition to decide which was the dreariest and stupidest book ever produced by a writer of genius." ("Walter Scott: His Life and Personality", p. 54)
James Ballantyne was not keen on the work either.
Plot summary
The action takes place in the Welsh Marches during the reign of Henry II.
External links
*gutenberg|no=6490|name=The Betrothed
* [http://www.walterscott.lib.ed.ac.uk/works/novels/betrothed.html "The Betrothed"] at [http://www.walterscott.lib.ed.ac.uk/ Walter Scott Digital Archive] , the University of Edinburgh library
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