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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... head shaken betwixt the unhallowed paws of the facetious pin - maker . Dinner was now announced , and Monimia ... heads , and points , and orders , and the club , listened to the heavenly voice which had first awoke his soul in the wilds ...
... head shaken betwixt the unhallowed paws of the facetious pin - maker . Dinner was now announced , and Monimia ... heads , and points , and orders , and the club , listened to the heavenly voice which had first awoke his soul in the wilds ...
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... head of his men , were carried into the bosom of his family : -an imperious master , —a stern husband , at once the lawgiver and the judge , making his own free - will the infallible standard of opinion and manners , —and all the while ...
... head of his men , were carried into the bosom of his family : -an imperious master , —a stern husband , at once the lawgiver and the judge , making his own free - will the infallible standard of opinion and manners , —and all the while ...
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... head over her in soft compassion , as if his heart already foreboded poor Flora's destiny . " You surely think me very dainty and delicate , " said she , with truly Highland contempt of luxury .— “ Promise me , that wherever you go , I ...
... head over her in soft compassion , as if his heart already foreboded poor Flora's destiny . " You surely think me very dainty and delicate , " said she , with truly Highland contempt of luxury .— “ Promise me , that wherever you go , I ...
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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