Anne of Geierstein (1829) is set in Central Europe in the fifteenth
century, but it is a remarkably modern novel, for the central
issues are the political instability and violence that arise from
the mix of peoples and the fluidity of European boundaries. With
Anne of Geierstein Scott concludes the unfinished historical
business of Quentin Durward, working on a larger canvas with
broader brush-strokes and generally with more sombre colours. The
novel illustrates the darkening of Scott's historical vision in the
final part of his career. It is also a remarkable manifestation of
the way in which the scope of his imaginative vision continued to
expand even as his physical powers declined. This new edition is
based upon the first edition but is corrected by recovering from
the manuscript about 2000 readings lost in some cases by
misreadings of what Scott had written, but in many others from the
assumption that those who processed Scott's text knew better than
he did. This is the first modern critical edition of what was in
its day a remarkably successful novel.
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