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Sir ,J. Alexander | 528 pages | 01 Sep 1999 | Penguin Books Ltd | 9780140436549 | English | London, United Kingdom Kenilworth | novel by Scott | Britannica

Hareshwar Roy, November 14, Sir Walter Scott is a great novelist. He has been called the father of historical novel in England. In his works we find a more serious and responsible approach towards history. He blended facts and fiction, history and romance. His Kenilworth is also a beautiful blend of history and romance. It seems that Kenilworth is a historical novel. It is because it deals with historical events and characters. It is set against a historical background. The time of the plot is The locale is England. The time is that of Queen Elizabeth's reign. The characters bear historical names. Here we have an excellent picture of Queen Elizabeth and the Earl of Leicester. The main events are also distilled from history. Above all the spirit of Elizabeth's age is exhibited most artistically and realistically. On the basis of these facts, Kenilworth is categorised as a historical novel. Though we get historical reflections in this novel, but here we get a number of historical inaccuracies also. The fact is that Scott always treated history with perfect disregard of inconvenient facts and dates. These are many illustrations of this in Kenilworth. The entire story is not factual. He has changed the order of events which never occurred at all. The conclusion of Kenilworth is also mysterious. It is completely different from the historical records. In short, this novel is not a pure history. It is said that Kenilworth is a history; but it is a romance also. In action and in the treatment of events and characters, it follows the models Kenilworth: A Romance romances. Even its setting and background also imitates the models of romances. Thus it is a blend of history and romance. The beginning of the novel has a romantic Kenilworth: A Romance. Lambourne is a character who has been drawn upon the line of romances. There is a remarkable element of suspense in the entire novel. Kenilworth is filigree. It is embroidered with Kenilworth: A Romance and gold, love and romance. Here the novelist tries to romanticize everything. He changes history according to his own requirements. His imagination is rich, Kenilworth: A Romance narration is easy and his dialogues are interesting. The historical facts have been twisted to accommodate the spirit of romance. Kenilworth contains convention of romances. Here we get love, hate, intrigue, duels, fighting and violence. Poisons are given and taken. Elopements take place. Villains try to rape girls. Male characters try to win the love of beautiful ladies. The events take place Kenilworth: A Romance a dramatic thud. Rich colours are there. The story gains its momentum at the hand of romance. The romantic pathos occupies an important place in the Kenilworth: A Romance. It can be seen in Amy's episode. The novel begins with romantic secrecy. A lover goes out for the search of his beloved. Scott's description of the various places has also Kenilworth: A Romance grandeur. His main scenes take place at the spots of considerable interests. These places have been beautifully presented. The castle of Kenilworth has been Kenilworth: A Romance with heavy description. It has an ample porch. The wizards and buskins can be seen there. Thus Scott's Kenilworth is a hybrid. It is a history and romance both. The novelist has turned this novel into a by blending fact and fiction. His romanticism Kenilworth: A Romance not airy. It is coloured by a strong realistic sense. When this novel deals with lowly life, it is realistic. But the prevailing mood of the novel is romantic with historical Kenilworth: A Romance. It is not a pure history, it is a beautiful blend of history and romance. About the author:. Hareshwar Roy, Professor of English at Govt. He completed his Ph. University Rewa, Madhya Pradesh. Kenilworth: A Romance who is one of the best known literary members of Indian Diaspora. His research papers more than 40 have been widely published in reputed literary journals. Currently he is teaching English Literature in Govt. Autonomous P. College Satna, Madhya Pradesh. He has attended a number of seminars and Kenilworth: A Romance. His area of interest is the writing of the writers of Indian diaspora. Reactions: Location: Satna, Kenilworth: A Romance. Post a comment. Hareshwar Roy, November 25, Charles Lamb is a shining star in the sky of English essay. He is called the prince among English essayists. His essays are the finest in English prose. He brought to prose the finest qualities of Romanticism. Lamb's readers appreciate him for his wisdom, for his humanity, for his genial Kenilworth: A Romance, for his profound pathos, for his sweet temperament and for his style. He started his career as a poet but could not succeed. He acquired immortal recognition as an essayist. From toessay writing Kenilworth: A Romance his main occupation. He wrote under the pseudonym of Elia. His first essay appeared in the London Magazine in Each essay of Lamb is a little wonder. Here we find a fine combination of wit, fancy, anecdote and reflection. According to Cazamian, he is above all an artist. Read more. Hareshwar Roy, January 07, William Congreve is the best and finest writer of the comedy of manners. We may say that he has invented a new art of comedy. His ' The Way of the World' is considered as a work of art and as a pure comedy of manners. It is the apotheosis of the comedy of manners. It is a remarkable demonstration of Congreve's technical skill as a playwright. Kenilworth (novel) - Wikipedia

Kenilworth: A Romance Romance is a historical romance novel by Sir Walter Scottone of the novelsfirst published on 13 January Set in it leads up to the elaborate reception of Queen Elizabeth at by the Earl of Leicester who is complicit in the murder of his wife at . In January and John Ballantyne concluded an agreement to act as joint publishers of Kenilworthbut Scott had still to complete and write its sequel which kept him occupied until August, so that Kenilworth had to wait until September. Writing then progressed steadily, and the new novel was completed on 27 December. Scott was deeply acquainted with the literature and historical documents of the Elizabethan period, partly because of his editorial labours. In he produced Memoirs of Robert Cary, Earl of Monmouth … and Fragmenta Regalia … by Sir Robert Nauntonwhich were to stand him in good stead for his portrayal of Queen Elizabeth in the novel, and in he revised Robert Dodsley's The Ancient British Drama which contributed much to the linguistic texture of the novel. Kenilworth was published in three volumes by Constable and Ballantyne in on 13 January[3] and by Hurst, Robinson, and Co. As with all the before publication was anonymous. It is unlikely that Scott was involved with the novel again until April and Maywhen he revised the text and provided an introduction and notes for the 'Magnum' edition in which it appeared as Volumes Kenilworth: A Romance and 23 in March and April The standard modern edition, by J. Alexander, was published in as Volume 11 of the Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels : it is based on the first edition with emendations mainly from the manuscript; the Magnum material is included in Volume 25b. Amy passionately loves her husband, and the Earl loves her in return, but he is driven by ambition. He is courting the Queen's favour, and only by keeping his marriage to Amy secret can he hope to rise to the height of power that he desires. At the end of the book, the Queen Kenilworth: A Romance the truth, to the shame of the Earl. The Kenilworth: A Romance has come too late, for Amy has been murdered by the Earl's Kenilworth: A Romance more ambitious steward, Varney. Giles Gosling, the innkeeper, had just welcomed his mischievous nephew Michael Lambourne on his return from Flanders. He invited the Cornishman, Tressilian, and other guests to drink with them. Lambourne made a wager he would obtain an introduction to a certain young lady under the steward Foster's charge at Cumnor Placeseat of the Earl of Leicester, and the Cornish stranger begged permission to accompany him. On arriving there Tressilian found that this lady was his former lady-love, Amy. He would have carried her back to her home, but she refused; and as he was leaving he quarrelled with Richard Varney, the earl's squire, and Kenilworth: A Romance have taken his life had not Lambourne intervened. Amy was soothed in her seclusion by costly presents from the earl, and during his next visit she pleaded that she might inform her father of their marriage, but he was afraid of Elizabeth's resentment. Warned by his host against the squire, and having confided to him how Amy had been entrapped, Tressilian left Cumnor by night, and, after several adventures by the way, reached the residence of Sir Hugh Robsart, Amy's father, to assist him in laying his daughter's case before the queen. On hearing about this from Walter RaleighElizabeth at once set out to visit Leicester's rival, and it was in this way that Tressilian's petition, in Amy's Kenilworth: A Romance, was handed to her. The queen was agitated to learn of this secret marriage. Varney was accordingly summoned to the royal presence, but he boldly declared that Amy was his wife, and Leicester was restored to the queen's favour. Tressilian's servant then Kenilworth: A Romance access to the secret countess Amy as a pedlar, and, having hinted that Elizabeth would shortly marry the earl, sold her a cure for the heartache, warning her attendant Janet at the same time that there might be an attempt to poison her mistress. Meanwhile, Leicester was preparing to entertain the queen at Kenilworth, where she had commanded that Amy should be introduced to her, and Varney was, accordingly, despatched with a letter begging the countess to appear at the revels pretending to be Varney's bride. Having indignantly refused to do so, and having recovered from the effects of a cordial which had been prepared for her by the astrologer Alasco, she escaped, with the help of her maid, from Cumnor, and started for Kenilworth, escorted by Wayland Smith. Travelling thither as brother and sister, they joined a party of mummersand then, to avoid the crowd of people thronging the principal approaches, proceeded by circuitous by-paths to the castle. Having, with Dickie Sludge's help, passed into the courtyard, they were shown into a room, where Amy was waiting while her attendant carried a note to the earl, when she was startled by the entrance of Tressilian, whom she entreated not to Kenilworth: A Romance until after the expiration Kenilworth: A Romance twenty-four hours. On entering the park, Elizabeth was received by her favourite attended by a numerous cavalcade bearing Kenilworth: A Romance torches, and a variety of entertainments followed. During the evening she enquired for Varney's wife, and was told she was too ill to be present. Tressilian offered to lose his head if within twenty- four hours he did not prove the statement to be false. Nevertheless, the ostensible bridegroom was Kenilworth: A Romance by the queen. Receiving no reply to her note, which Wayland had lost, Amy found her way the next Kenilworth: A Romance to a grotto in the gardens, Kenilworth: A Romance she was discovered by Elizabeth, who had just told her host that "she must be the wife and Kenilworth: A Romance of England alone. The earl was instantly summoned to the royal presence, Kenilworth: A Romance would have been committed to the Tower, had not Amy recalled her words, when she was consigned to Lord Hunsdon's care as bereft of her reason, Varney coming forward and pretending that she had just escaped from a special treatment for her madness. Leicester insisted on an interview with her, when she implored him to confess their marriage to Elizabeth, and then, with a broken heart, told him that she would not long darken his brighter prospects. Varney, however, succeeded in persuading him that Amy had acted in connivance with Tressilian, and in obtaining medical sanction for her custody as mentally disordered, asking only for the earl's signet-ring as his authority. The next day a duel between Tressilian and the earl was interrupted by Dickie, who produced the countess's note, and, convinced of her innocence, Leicester confessed that she was his wife. With the queen's permission he at once deputed his rival and Sir Walter Raleigh to proceed to Cumnor, whither he had already despatched Lambourne, to stay his squire's further Kenilworth: A Romance. Varney, however, had shot the messenger on receiving his instructions, and had caused Amy to be conducted by Foster to an apartment reached by a long flight of stairs and a narrow wooden bridge. The following evening the tread of a horse was heard in the courtyard, and a whistle like Kenilworth: A Romance earl's signal, upon which she rushed from the room, and the instant she stepped on the bridge, it parted in the middle, and she fell to Kenilworth: A Romance death. Her murderer poisoned himself, and the skeleton of his accomplice was found, many years afterwards, in a cell where he secreted his money. The news of the countess's fate put an end to the revels at Kenilworth: Kenilworth: A Romance retired for a time from Court, and Sir Hugh Robsart, who died very soon after his daughter, settled his estate on Tressilian. Leicester pressed for an impartial inquiry. Though the jury found that Amy's death was an accident concluding that Lady Dudley, staying alone "in a certain chamber", had fallen down the adjoining stairs, sustaining two head injuries Kenilworth: A Romance breaking her neckit was widely suspected that Leicester had arranged his wife's death to be able to marry the Queen. Attention then shifts to the melancholy figure of Tressilian. Tressilian tries to persuade Amy to return to her father, who is seriously ill, but they are interrupted by Forster and Lambourne. Forced to leave, Tressilian encounters Richard Varney at the postern-door and they cross swords. Lambourne stops the fight and is instructed by Varney to shadow Tressilian. Forster and Varney negotiate, and in soliloquy Varney professes his intention to possess Amy or ruin her. Janet Forster warns her not to alienate Varney. He advises Amy not to tell Leicester about Tressilian's visit. He considers retiring from public Kenilworth: A Romance, but Varney dissuades him. Leicester speaks harshly Kenilworth: A Romance Tressilian, and Amy says nothing about Kenilworth: A Romance visit. The next morning Varney and Lambourne leave for , preceded by Leicester who makes a public show of having spent the night there. He tells the landlord Giles Gosling of his affection for Amy, and of how she had left Devon with Varney prompting his journey to find her. Giles advises him to return to Devon and make friends to further his Kenilworth: A Romance at Court. After they have left the smithy Dickie Flibbertigibbet blows it up. They reach Marlborough, where news of the explosion has reached the inn. Wayland insists on serving Tressilian as he leaves for London on receipt of a summons from the Earl of Sussex who is ill. At Greenwich he justifies his action, and Elizabeth pays a brief and uneasy Kenilworth: A Romance to Sussex, now convalescent. Elizabeth commands Kenilworth: A Romance of them to come to Kenilworth, Varney to Kenilworth: A Romance Amy whom he claims to be his wife. Elizabeth and Raleigh swap verses. Wayland tells Tressilian he has caught sight of Dr Doboobie and is sent to Cumnor to keep an eye on things Kenilworth: A Romance. Alasco Doboobiesecretly prompted by Varney, warns Leicester of the danger posed by a youth from the west. Varney arranges with Alasco for Amy to be drugged to keep her from going to Kenilworth and sends him with Lambourne to Cumnor. Advised by Giles, Wayland disguised as a pedlar sets off for Cumnor Place to take Kenilworth: A Romance of Forster's absence. Janet prevents her from drinking Alasco's potion brought by Forster, but Varney has more success, as he reports to Alasco. They take cover with Holiday's troupe of amateur entertainers including Holiday and Flibbertigibbet bound for Kenilworth. Amy asks Wayland to deliver a letter to Leicester, and Wayland resolves to tell Tressilian of her arrival. Lambourne expels Wayland from the castle with the help of the warder Laurence Staples. Varney works on Leicester, hinting at the advantages of murdering Amy. Staples rescues her from Lambourne's attentions, and she escapes into the Pleasance. Leicester is arraigned as a result, but Varney saves the day by continuing to maintain that Amy is his wife, and that she is distracted. He Kenilworth: A Romance the Earl in his desire for Amy's death. Elizabeth and Dr Master agree that Amy should leave the castle to be cared for by Varney as her supposed husband. The Queen is entertained with a celebratory national masque. He meets Tressilian by appointment for a duel in the Pleasance, Kenilworth: A Romance by a party of yeomen of the guard. The resumed duel is interrupted Kenilworth: A Romance Flibbertigibbet, who presents Leicester with Amy's letter and tells how he acquired it. On the way they find Lambourne dying of a bullet wound. Varney shot Lambourne when he caught up with them. They arrange for Amy to fall to her death at Cumnor Place. Varney is arrested and kills himself. Forster flees, and his body is discovered in a concealed room long afterwards. Kenilworth was well received by most of the reviewers. The chapter depicting the afflictions of Sir Hugh Robsart was very generally found affecting, and the very different presentation of Lambourne was also judged striking. Amy attracted a wide range of comments, the majority of them praising her moral stature. It was noted that the historical Leicester was partly sanitised by the transfer of some of his worst features to the villain Varney. Several reviewers praised the unusually dramatic qualities of the new novel, and there was much appreciation of the pervasive contrast of public splendour and private agony. Kenilworth is a Kenilworth: A Romance of selfishness versus selflessness and ambition versus love. Amy and the Earl both struggle internally with selfishness and love, while Kenilworth: A Romance and Tressilian each typify the extremes of the two qualities. Perhaps the finest point of this work is its characterization. The Earl is shown as an ambition-driven man who will stoop to deceit and almost anything else in order to attain his goals, but with one saving grace—he loves Amy, and in the end gives up his pride and ambition to confess their marriage. Amy Kenilworth: A Romance is a pretty, spoiled child whose tragic circumstances teach her maturity and determination, although such lessons come too late to save her. Tressilian Kenilworth: A Romance the serious, steadfast lover of Amy, and continues to try to save her from herself throughout the book and finally dies of a broken heart. Varney is the chief villain of the work. His greed and ambition know no bounds. It is he that pushes the Earl beyond what he would normally do to secure power, and it is he that finally murders Amy Robsart. Kenilworth by Sir Walter Scott, First Edition - AbeBooks Published by Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut Seller Rating:. First Edition; First Printing. Bound In full leather with hubbed spines. A Limited Edition. All domestic orders shipped protected in a Box. Seller Inventory More information about this seller Contact this seller All volumes 8vo. Each book contains about pages. All books are first editions thus. Printed on Kenilworth: A Romance and acid-free paper and a nice easy-to-read typeface. Overall a very attractive collection of Sir Walter Scott's books that will grace any bookshelf in this lovely edition and some great reading PIX. Complete two volume set. . The Heart of Mid-Lothian. : A Tale of the Eighteenth Century. Waverley: or, 'tis Sixty Years Since. Half titles, 4pp ads vol. Ronald Taylor booklabels. With printer's imprint on verso of two of the three titlepages; line 4, p vol. II in the second state, Kenilworth: A Romance 'ere' for 'Here'. Set during the reign of , Kenilworth was widely praised by contemporary critics for its 'vivid and magnificent' portrayal of the Virgin Queen. Edinburgh; and Hurst, Robinson, and Co. First Edition. Very good copied bound in contemporary aniline calf-backed marbled boards. Gilt- blocked leather labels to spines, with compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Some light spots of foxing to titles of vols. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Provenance: From Kenilworth: A Romance library of William G. Dawkins with his bookplate to the front Kenilworth: A Romance of each volume. Referenced by: Todd and Bowden A. From: MW Books Ltd. Galway, Ireland. Published by Printed for Archibald Constable and Co. With half- titles but without advertisements. Contemporary burgundy half calf, spine divided by gilt rules, stamped and lettered in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards. Binding slightly rubbed and worn in places, spines faded. Scott finished the book on the 27th of December,and the printing was completed by the 5th of January, Half titles, 4pp cata. III; each vol. Waddilove Later half brown morocco Kenilworth: A Romance J. McKelvie ; sl. With printer's imprint on verso of all three titlepages; line 4, p vol. Seller Inventory ED From: Jeffrey H. First edition. Old ink signature at head of each title page; joints a little cracked but still very sound; some light scuffingand rubbing to corners. Half-titles present. Published by Archibald Constble and Co. Brecksville, OH, U. About this Item: Archibald Constble and Co. Condition: Fine. I: [4], [1] pp. II: [4], [1] pp. III: [4], [1] pp. All three volumes have their half-titles and second half-titles. Bound in full, dark brown morocco leather by Zaehnsdorf, with their gilt stamp on the lower front inner turn-in, five raised bands on the spine, with gilt titling, double-line borders, and richly gilt inner dentelles, brown watered silk endpapers, top-edge gilt. The fore and lower Kenilworth: A Romance of the book have not been trimmed in binding. Fading to the spines and cover margins. The lower spine of Vol. III shows a small abrasion to the leather and there us light wear to the cover corners. With the bookplates of Cleveland, Ohio-based book collector, William G. Matheron the reverse of the front free endpapers. Weight 3. Postage may be extra on this item. Seller Inventory M II, state 1. Set inthe novel presents a fair depiction of the Elizabethan court and centers on the tragic fate of Amy Robsart and her secret marriage to the Queen s favourite, Robert Dudley, first Earl of Leicester. Todd Aa. 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