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Redgauntlet
Sign in to saveRedgauntlet is an 1824 historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, one of the Waverley novels, set primarily in Dumfriesshire, southwest Scotland, in 1765, and described by Magnus Magnusson (a point first made by Andrew Lang) as "in a sense, the most autobiographical of Scott's novels." It describes a plot to start a fictional third Jacobite Rebellion, and includes "Wandering Willie's Tale", a famous short story which frequently appears in anthologies.
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- Author
- Sir Walter Scott
- First published
- 1800
- Editions
- 75
- Subjects
- Fiction, Great Britain, History, Jacobites, Law students, Princes, Social life and customs, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Composition
- Editions
- Plot introduction
- Plot summary
- Characters
- Chapter summary
- Reception
- Literary significance and criticism
- References
- Allusions/references to actual history, geography and current science
- References in other works
- Adaptations
- Notes
- External links
Redgauntlet is an 1824 historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, one of the Waverley novels, set primarily in Dumfriesshire, southwest Scotland, in 1765, and described by Magnus Magnusson (a point first made by Andrew Lang) as "in a sense, the most autobiographical of Scott's novels." It describes a plot to start a fictional third Jacobite Rebellion, and includes "Wandering Willie's Tale", a famous short story which frequently appears in anthologies.
==Composition== Composition of Redgauntlet was swift and steady. It began very shortly after the completion of ''Saint Ronan's Well in early December 1823, and by early January 1824 proofs had reached the fourth letter. The first volume was in print before the end of March, the second was probably written in late March and April, and the third was certainly composed in May.
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