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Peveril Of The Peak by Walter Scott

'Here is a plot without a drop of blood; and all the elements of a romance, without its conclusion', comments the King towards the end of Scott's longest, and arguably most intriguing, novel. Set against the backdrop of the Popish Plot to overturn Charles II, Peveril of the Peak explores the on-going tensions between Cavalier and Puritan loyalties during the fraught years of Restoration England. Ranging from Derbyshire to the Isle of Man and culminating in London, it is a novel which interweaves political intrigue, personal responsibilities and the ways in which the forces of history are played out in the struggles of individual human lives. But its true subject is perhaps the role of narration and the limits of storytelling itself.

Features;

• The Melrose Edition Waverley Novels Volume 15
• Publisher T C & E C Jack, Edinburgh; Undated c.1880
• Quarter Green Maroco Leather and Green Silk Covers with Gilt Titles and Decoration, Gilt Page Edges, 495 pp
• Lavishly illustrated (approx. 8 full page illustrations per volume) by a remarkable array of contemporary Scottish and British artists and illustrators
• Size 210 x 140mm, 750g

Condition: Very Good – No Dust Jacket, Slight Loss To Top Of Spine, Slight Foxing To Endpages, No Inscriptions, Very Good Copy

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