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The Ayrshire legatees ; The steam-boat ; The gathering of the West / John Galt ; edited by Mark Parker.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Galt, John, 1779-1839, author.
- Series:
- The Edinburgh Edition of the Works of John Galt
- The Edinburgh edition of the works of John Galt
- Standardized Title:
- Novels. Selections
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Galt, John, 1779-1839--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Galt, John.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xlv, 384 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2022.
- Summary:
- <i>The Ayrshire Legatees, The Steam-Boat and The Gathering of the West</i> first appeared as serials in <i>Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine</i> during the magazine's most innovative phase. Introducing a colourful cast of narrators and characters who present idiosyncratic perspectives on current events as they travel between London, Edinburgh, and the rural west of Scotland, Galt's texts experiment with observation, dialogue, storytelling, and genre. Bringing these three interrelated texts together in one volume for the first time, this edition includes extensive explanatory notes that identify Galt's allusions, references to historical events and social and cultural practices of the period in which they are set. An appendix details the textual changes between the Blackwood's serials and the book versions. The editor's introduction explores the origins of Galt's texts in the pages of <i>Blackwood's Magazine</i> and their reliance on the magazine's unique dialogism, cross-talk among contributions and inside jokes, along with the influential context of the historical novel.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE TO THE EDINBURGH EDITION OF THE WORKS OF JOHN GALT
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- CHRONOLOGY OF JOHN GALT
- INTRODUCTION
- A NOTE ON THE TEXTS
- The Ayrshire Legatees
- CHAPTER I. the departure
- CHAPTER II. the voyage
- CHAPTER III. the legacy
- CHAPTER IV. the town
- CHAPTER V. the royal funeral
- CHAPTER VI. philosophy and religion
- CHAPTER VII. discoveries and rebellions
- CHAPTER VIII. the queen’s trial
- CHAPTER IX. the marriage
- CHAPTER X. the return
- The Steam-Boat
- Acknowledgements
- CHAPTER I
- CHAPTER II
- CHAPTER III
- CHAPTER IV
- CHAPTER V
- CHAPTER VI
- CHAPTER VII
- CHAPTER VIII
- CHAPTER IX
- CHAPTER X
- CHAPTER XI
- CHAPTER XII
- CHAPTER XIII
- CHAPTER XIV
- CHAPTER XV
- CHAPTER XVI
- CHAPTER XVII
- The Gathering of the West
- Introduction
- EMENDATIONS
- END-OF-LINE HYPHENS
- APPENDIX: TEXTUAL VARIATIONS BETWEEN THE BLACKWOOD’S SERIALS AND THE NOVELS
- EXPLANATORY NOTES
- GLOSSARY
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 25 Oct 2023).
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781474458559
- 1474458556
- 9781474458542
- 1474458548
- OCLC:
- 1343104600
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