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.

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instanceOf historical novel
novel
author Sir Walter Scott NERFINISHED
basedOn historical conflict over Douglas Castle
centralLocation Douglas Castle NERFINISHED
containsElement cross-border warfare
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
Sir James Douglas NERFINISHED
finalCompletedNovelOf Sir Walter Scott NERFINISHED
firstEditionFormat three volumes
firstPublishedIn 1831
genre historical fiction
romantic novel
hasAlternativeTitle Castle Dangerous: A Tale of the Scottish Wars NERFINISHED
hasCharacterType English knights
Scottish nobles
minstrels
monks
historicalBackdrop Anglo-Scottish border conflicts
language English
literaryForm prose
literaryMovement Romanticism
mainTheme chivalry
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
London, England
surface form: London
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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