Quentin Durward
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Chapter I: The Contrast
22:57 -
Chapter II: The Wanderer
34:42 -
Chapter III: The Castle
23:46 -
Chapter IV: The Dejeuner
46:25 -
Chapter V: The Man at Arms
34:16 -
Chapter VI: The Bohemians
49:46 -
Chapter VII: The Enrolment
33:59 -
Chapter VIII: The Envoy
61:32 -
Chapter IX: The Boar Hunt
31:10 -
Chapter X: The Sentinel
42:33 -
Chapter XI: The Hall of Roland
33:22 -
Chapter XII: The Politician
42:37 -
Chapter XIII: The Journey
29:16 -
Chapter XIV: TheJourney
36:42 -
Chapter XV: The Guide
29:17 -
Chapter XVI: The Vagrant
38:04 -
Chapter XVII: The Espied Spy
31:02 -
Chapter XVIII: Palmistry
33:04 -
Chapter XIX: The City
40:29 -
Chapter XX: The Billet
35:07 -
Chapter XXI: The Sack
32:04 -
Chapter XXII: The Revellers
40:44 -
Chapter XXIII: The Flight
44:25 -
Chapter XXIV: The Surrender
34:36 -
Chapter XXV: The Unbidden Guest
26:41 -
Chapter XXVI: The Interview
54:32 -
Chapter XXVII: The Explosion
45:37 -
Chapter XXVIII: Uncertainty
46:38 -
Chapter XXIX: Recrimination
29:56 -
Chapter XXX: Uncertainty
56:55 -
Chapter XXXI: The Interview
30:38 -
Chapter XXXII: The Investigation
38:34 -
Chapter XXXIII: The Herald
32:04 -
Chapter XXXIV: The Execution
22:22 -
Chapter XXXV: A Prize for Honour
21:18 -
Chapter XXXVI: The Sally
30:07 -
Chapter XXXVII: The Sally
45:50
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In fifteenth-century France, the ideals of chivalry face a ruler who treats honour as a political convenience. Walter Scott's introduction portrays Louis XI as witty, suspicious and ambitious, with a keen understanding of power. It also describes changes in military service, as merchants help finance paid soldiers and the Crown gains greater control. These tensions give the historical novel a setting shaped by competing ideas of duty and advantage.
Quentin's concern for Countess Isabelle leads him to consider how to warn her of possible deception. After an awkward encounter in a bishop's private garden, he walks into Liege, where crowded shops, armour, trading goods and canals absorb his attention. Scott moves between personal anxiety and the visible workings of a wealthy city. Readers interested in historical adventure can follow the interplay of affection, social rank and distrust, alongside the question of what honour means in a world of calculation.
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- Walter Scott
- Reading time
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- Pages
- 364
- Language
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