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Scott, Sir Walter

(Encyclopedia) Scott, Sir Walter, 1771–1832, Scottish novelist and poet, b. Edinburgh. He is considered the father of both the regional and the historical novel. Scott's narrative poems…

Surrey

(Encyclopedia) Surrey, county (1991 pop. 997,000), 653 sq mi (1,691 sq km), SE England. The county seat is Guildford. Administratively, the county is divided into the districts of Elmbridge, Epsom…

Brewer's: Bradwardine

(Rose). The daughter of Baron Bradwardine, and the heroine of Scott's Waverley. She is in love with young Waverley, and ultimately marries him. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E…

Sir Walter Scott

Walter Scott was a superstar novelist of the early 19th century, and a pioneer in the art of the historical novel. His special interest was Scotland's history and culture; his first literary success…

Brewer's: Balmawhapple

A stupid, obstinate Scottish laird in Scott's Waverley, a novel (1805). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894BalmérinoBalm A B C D E F G H I J K L M…

Brewer's: MacGirdie's Mare

used by degrees to eat less and less, but just as he had reduced her to a straw a day the poor beast died. This is an old Greek joke, which is well known to schoolboys who have been taught…

Brewer's: MacIvor

(Fergus). Chief of Glennaquoich, and brother of Flora MacIvor, the heroine of Waverley, by Sir W. Scott. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894MacPhersonMacIntyre…

Brewer's: Andrea Ferrara

A sword. So called from a famous sword-maker of the name. (Sixteenth century.) “We'll put in bail, my boy; old Andrea Ferrara shall lodge his security.” —Scott: Waverley, ch. 50. Source…

Brewer's: Edward

Edward the Confessor's sword. Curtana (the cutter), a blunt sword of state, emblematical of mercy. The Chevalier Prince Charles Edward. The Young Pretender. Introduced by Sir Walter Scott…