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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
The Siege of Malta is one of Scott's most moving works. The story
of the Siege itself is remarkable, with its combination of
individual defeat and group survival against overwhelming odds. It
had been part of Scott's mental furniture from his early days, and
it acquires a new and powerful resonance when remembered alongside
his then-failing health. To read it is an enlarging experience,
which anyone at all interested in Scott should share.
The incomplete narrative of Bizarro is also a fascinating document
from the end of Scott's life. In it he returns to the figure of the
bandit/outlaw which had intrigued him all his life and had played
such an important part in two of his greatest novels, in the
persons of Rob Roy himself in Rob Roy and Robin Hood in Ivanhoe.
* The only available editions of these two works by Scott
* Provides reading texts that remain broadly faithful to the
manuscripts, but tidying them up in the way that the original
intermediaries might have been expected to do
* Diplomatic transcriptions, which involves attempting to reproduce
the manuscripts as faithfully as possible in type, using
appropriate conventions to indicate deletions and doubtful
readings
* Access to a digital reproduction of the manuscripts on an
accompanying CD
* An Essay on the Text that outlines its genesis and composition,
describing the manuscripts, and presenting and illustrating the
procedures involved in preparing the reading text
* A Historical Note and set of Explanatory Notes along with a
combined Glossary
* Accompanying CD containing digital photographs of the
manuscripts.
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