Guy Mannering
1815 novel by Walter Scott / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"The Astrologer" redirects here. For the films, see The Astrologer (1975 horror film) and The Astrologer (1975 science fiction film). For the 1744 play, see The Astrologer (play).
For the New Zealand mountaineer, see Guy Mannering (mountaineer).
Guy Mannering; or, The Astrologer is the second of the Waverley novels by Walter Scott, published anonymously in 1815. According to an introduction that Scott wrote in 1829, he had originally intended to write a story of the supernatural, but changed his mind soon after starting. The book was a huge success, the first edition selling out on the first day of publication.[2]
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Author | Walter Scott |
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Country | Scotland |
Language | English, Lowland Scots |
Series | Waverley Novels |
Genre | Historical novel |
Publisher | Archibald Constable and Co. (Edinburgh); Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown (London) |
Publication date | 24 February 1815[1] |
Media type | |
Pages | 355 (Edinburgh Edition, 1999) |
Preceded by | Waverley |
Followed by | The Antiquary |
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