The Abbot

by Walter Scott

Book Overview

From what is said in the Introduction to the Monastery, it must necessarily be inferred, that the Author considered that romance as something very like a failure. It is true, the booksellers did not complain of the sale, because, unless on very felicitous occasions, or on those which are equally the reverse, literary popularity is not gained or lost by a single publication. Leisure must be allowed for the tide both to flow and ebb. But I was conscious...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1514888017
• ISBN13: 9781514888018
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"