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Marmion: A Tale Of Flodden Field

Marmion: A Tale Of Flodden Field

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ISBN10: 1419132806
ISBN13: 9781419132803
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Jun 17 2004
Pages: 200
Weight: 0.78
Height: 0.42 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
Marmion: A Tale Of Flodden Field is a historical romance novel written by Sir Walter Scott. The story is set in the sixteenth century and revolves around the Battle of Flodden, which took place in 1513 between England and Scotland. The main character, Lord Marmion, is a proud and ambitious English knight who is sent to Scotland to retrieve a valuable manuscript. Along the way, he falls in love with a beautiful Scottish noblewoman named Clara, who is engaged to another man. Marmion's desire for Clara leads him to commit treacherous acts, including betraying his own country, and ultimately leads to his downfall. The novel is written in a poetic style and is known for its vivid descriptions of medieval life, battle scenes, and romantic relationships. It is considered one of Scott's most popular works and a classic of English literature.The breeze, which swept away the smoke, Round Norham Castle rolled, When all the loud artillery spoke, With lightning-flash, and thunder-stroke, As Marmion left the hold.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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