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The Fortunes of Nigel

by Walter Scott

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  1. Introduction

    16:56

  2. Introductory Epistle

    35:31

  3. Chapter 1

    28:45

  4. Chapter 2

    27:47

  5. Chapter 3

    30:09

  6. Chapter 4

    30:53

  7. Chapter 5

    37:54

  8. Chapter 6

    26:19

  9. Chapter 7

    18:59

  10. Chapter 8

    30:27

  11. Chapter 9

    38:59

  12. Chapter 10

    39:20

  13. Chapter 11

    26:54

  14. Chapter 12

    28:05

  15. Chapter 13

    23:43

  16. Chapter 14

    20:31

  17. Chapter 15

    34:12

  18. Chapter 16

    24:17

  19. Chapter 17

    34:44

  20. Chapter 18

    20:24

  21. Chapter 19

    18:57

  22. Chapter 20

    31:36

  23. Chapter 21

    31:16

  24. Chapter 22

    26:31

  25. Chapter 23

    37:17

  26. Chapter 24

    25:37

  27. Chapter 25

    27:26

  28. Chapter 26

    23:30

  29. Chapter 27

    55:31

  30. Chapter 28

    27:25

  31. Chapter 29

    34:20

  32. Chapter 30

    25:31

  33. Chapter 31

    29:47

  34. Chapter 32

    30:58

  35. Chapter 33

    14:32

  36. Chapter 34

    20:34

  37. Chapter 35

    19:57

  38. Chapter 36

    21:40

  39. Chapter 37

    23:54

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London under James I provides the setting for Walter Scott's historical novel, where rank, money and reputation shape a young nobleman's prospects. Scott's introduction explains his choice of George Heriot, the king's goldsmith and an Edinburgh benefactor, as a figure of practical generosity. He sets Heriot's steady judgment against aristocratic pride and the costly habits of fashionable society.

Margaret tells Lady Hermione that Lord Dalgarno has drawn Lord Glenvarloch into a gambling house under the appearance of friendship. She describes efforts to damage his standing and asks Hermione to help him through her wealth. Their conversation brings the larger social tensions into a personal appeal: influence can serve either deception or assistance. Readers interested in historical fiction can follow how Scott connects private loyalties with the pressures of court life and social ambition.

About the author

Walter Scott

Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) was a Scottish poet and novelist who effectively invented the historical novel with works like Ivanhoe and Waverley. Enormously popular across Europe, he shaped how the nineteenth century imagined the past.

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Pages
410
Language
English
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Audio read by
Jim Locke