Count Robert of Paris

by Вальтер Скотт

They were the literary phenomenon of their The Waverly novels, 48 volumes set in fanciful re-creations of the Scottish Highlands (and other lands) of centuries past, published between 1814 and 1831 and devoured by a reading public hungry for these sweeping, interconnected melodramas. The series popularized historical fiction, though they're also abundant in astute political and social commentary.
Count Robert of Paris, Volume 46 of Waverly, is part of the fourth and final series in Scott's Tales of My Landlord. Ranging over the Near East, this is a tale of adventure and romance set during the first Crusades in the late 11th century.
Scottish novelist and poet SIR WALTER SCOTT (1771–1832), a literary hero of his native land, turned to writing only when his law practice and printing business foundered. Among his most beloved works are The Lady of the Lake (1810), Rob Roy (1818), and Ivanhoe (Waverly Vols. 16 and 11) (1820).

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About the author

Сэр Ва́льтер Скотт, 1-й баронет (англ. Walter Scott; 15 августа 1771, Эдинбург — 21 сентября 1832, Эбботсфорд, похоронен в Драйбургском аббатстве) — шотландский прозаик, поэт, историк, собиратель древностей, адвокат. Считается основоположником жанра исторического романа.