Sir Walter Scott’s "Castle Dangerous"
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Sir Walter Scott’s "Castle Dangerous" is a historical novel set during the Wars of Scottish Independence, focusing on feudal conflict, loyalty, and romance around a besieged border castle.
Observed surface forms (1)
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| Castle Dangerous | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Sir Walter Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | historical conflict over Douglas Castle ⓘ |
| centralLocation | Douglas Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsElement |
cross-border warfare
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disguise and mistaken identity ⓘ siege narrative ⓘ |
| coPublishedWith | Count Robert of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| criticalReceptionAspect | often regarded as one of Scott's weaker later novels ⓘ |
| featuresHistoricalFigure |
Robert the Bruce
NERFINISHED
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Sir James Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalCompletedNovelOf | Sir Walter Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | three volumes ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | 1831 ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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romantic novel ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | Castle Dangerous: A Tale of the Scottish Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
English knights
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Scottish nobles ⓘ minstrels ⓘ monks ⓘ |
| historicalBackdrop | Anglo-Scottish border conflicts ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
chivalry
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feudal conflict ⓘ loyalty ⓘ national identity ⓘ romance ⓘ |
| narrativeFrame | fictional editor Jedediah Cleishbotham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Robert Cadell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tales of My Landlord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
Edinburgh
NERFINISHED
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| seriesNumberIn | Fourth Series of Tales of My Landlord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCentury | 14th century ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Wars of Scottish Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingRegion | Scottish Borders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| workChronologyPosition | one of Sir Walter Scott's last works of fiction ⓘ |
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