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In December, we are reading Lady of the Lake by Sir Walter Scot.Please post your comments and questions here.Quote:
And come he slow, or come he fast,
It is but death who comes at last.
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This is so exciting, I just have to let you know :D:
I've just got hold of my copy of Lady of the Lake, which I borrowed from the university library. What the librarian told me that I did not know: The copy was stored in the library's cellar, and I am the first one to borrow it for almost 50 years now ! What is more, the copy was published in 1838 :eek2:! It's remarkably well preserved (leather binding), but no wonder if hardly anyone ever read it...A few lines on the first page scribbled in ink inform that it was a donation to the library by a professor of English who lectured here from 1852 - 1869. And what is best, he left notes and comments on the margins in the text regarding pronunciation, rhythym, references to other works, etc.
I can't wait to get started, I feel like reading with two minds now :D.
That sounds like an exciting find! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Schokokeks
I have ordered my copy, which should be with me some time next week.
I thought I had a copy of this in my collection of Scott's Poetry. Unfortunately it turns out to be only selected sections, which is pretty useless.
i found a copy at half price books yesterday for $4. it's from 1926 and it was published by allyn and bacon. it's small but it has nearly 100 pages of study material, like questions to ask about the text, scott's biography, the geography of scotland, etc. it's in very good condition. good find.
Yay - I've reached the end of Canto 1, which is further than I'd have got without this forum's encouragement.
(for English readers, Wordsworth Editions do a cheap volume of Scott's poems - should be easily available, although I borrowed mine from the public library.)
(Schokokeks, I can second, though by no means equal, your tale of the unreadness of Scott's works - I read the Waverley novels at school, simply because they had been in the school library and not taken out since 1932 (the year the school was opened) until I read them in 1965.)
guess which is the only one from the list of nomiantions NOT availble in cheshire public libraries??
"guess which is the only one from the list of nomiantions NOT availble in cheshire public libraries??"
Have you searched for, or requested, the complete poems of Scott?
Wow, I would be very careful with that. In fact I wouldn't be able to read it, I would be so nervous about doing something to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Schokokeks
Oh, I wish I could read along with all of you, but unfortunately I can't this month. But I shall drop in and read your comments.
I think the reason why the book is still in such a good condition also has to do with the fact that back in 1838, no acid was used in the production of paper, whereas some library books from the seventies are already falling to pieces by today...Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
But yes, Uncle Virgil, I take very good care :D.
Oh no, that's bad luck, Night! Umm, maybe your uni library ? But you're probably on home vacation by now...?
Ha! found a online copy thankyou project gutenberg people!
Unfortunatley have an exam this week but I have sort of started ...sort of
Started reading this yesterday and it is so slow going! Definitely not a book you can read while lying down. Will try to read a canto a day.
"Started reading this yesterday and it is so slow going!"
I found that too, to start with. It certainly became easier.
Maybe there is subject for a discussion - "Does Lady of the Lake start slowly, or is it that we are not used to reading C19th narrative poetry that makes it hard to start?" or something like that.
Happy reading.
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Hi , I am new to this forum. I will try to get this book from library and look forward to more in the future.:wave: :)
I've finished it today. I agree, it was very slow going, but the last Canto is the best. However, I have a lot of plot and character questions left. I think I confused all the Chieftains and clans in the end, not so sure who fought whom :D