Clan-Albin: A National TaleAssociation for Scottish Literary Studies, 2003 - 598 páginas "Christian Isobel Johnstone, called "the bravehearted lady" by Thomas Carlyle, was editor for more than a decade of Tait's Edinburgh Magazine, a journal famous for its vigorous liberal viewpoints and incisive literary reviews. In 1815 Johnstone also became the author of one of the most extraordinary novels of the Romantic era, Clan-Albin. The story is centered around the childhood and adolescence of its orphan hero, Norman Macalbin, who leaves the poverty of the Highlands to volunteer for the army and journey in Ireland and Spain: but throughout the novel it is the voices of the strong female characters - Lady Augusta, Monimia, Flora and others - that we hear most clearly. These bring to us Johnstone's lament for the loss of Highland culture and scorn for the emergent southern mercantile classes, and portray war as a terrible tragedy whose glorification is unforgivable. Written in the year of Waterloo, Clan-Albin is a unique Scottish novel by an outstanding and neglected female voice."--BOOK JACKET. |
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... delight of social converse , the inspiring song , and the merry dance . This holiday is accordingly eagerly anticipated , and ardently enjoyed by this warm- hearted race . An absurd prejudice prevails among the people of the low ...
... delight of social converse , the inspiring song , and the merry dance . This holiday is accordingly eagerly anticipated , and ardently enjoyed by this warm- hearted race . An absurd prejudice prevails among the people of the low ...
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... delighted , and we know not whence our felicity springs ; -but the reflection which accompanies our progress in life ... delight to those pure and happy days , if it did not feel a natural and intimate sympathy with the innocence which ...
... delighted , and we know not whence our felicity springs ; -but the reflection which accompanies our progress in life ... delight to those pure and happy days , if it did not feel a natural and intimate sympathy with the innocence which ...
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... delights ; and he now thought that if any thing feminine could have stimulated his palled senses and imagination it must be something that touched the brink of all he hated ; something that gave him the rare delight of strong sensation ...
... delights ; and he now thought that if any thing feminine could have stimulated his palled senses and imagination it must be something that touched the brink of all he hated ; something that gave him the rare delight of strong sensation ...
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affection appeared arms attended beautiful become believe bless blood bosom called Chapter character child Colonel Craig-gillian cried dear delight Drummond Eleenalin entered eyes face fair fancy father fear feelings felt Flora followed formed fortune gave girl give Glanville glen Gordon half hand happy head hear heard heart Hector Highland honour hope hour Hugh interest kind knew Lady Augusta Leary leave letter lines live looked Lord Macalbin manner Mary means mind Miss Monimia Montague Moome morning mother mountains nature never night Norman officers once party person Piper pleasure poor present replied returned round seemed seen Sir Archibald smiling soldier soon soul spirit stranger suffering sure sweet tears tell tender thing thought took turned voice wandering whole wife wild wish woman young