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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... happy as childhood . " - Flora sighed softly , as she cast an inquiring glance on her young companion . " I trust every period of life will have its peculiar joys for Flora , ” said Norman smiling .- " That the pleasures of after life ...
... happy as childhood . " - Flora sighed softly , as she cast an inquiring glance on her young companion . " I trust every period of life will have its peculiar joys for Flora , ” said Norman smiling .- " That the pleasures of after life ...
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... happy effect of banishing , for the time , those gloomy recollections and perplexing doubts which too often haunted his mind . The letters he from time to time received from Eleenalin possessed a soothing charm ; and little anecdotes of ...
... happy effect of banishing , for the time , those gloomy recollections and perplexing doubts which too often haunted his mind . The letters he from time to time received from Eleenalin possessed a soothing charm ; and little anecdotes of ...
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... happy age . At a considerable distance , a body of men , under arms , were still performing their evolutions , and ... happy , and thrice happy thoughtlessness of their profession . " Who would wish a soldier to be a thinking creature ...
... happy age . At a considerable distance , a body of men , under arms , were still performing their evolutions , and ... happy , and thrice happy thoughtlessness of their profession . " Who would wish a soldier to be a thinking creature ...
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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