Sir Walter Scott’s "Castle Dangerous"

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Sir Walter Scott’s "Castle Dangerous" is a historical novel set during the Wars of Scottish Independence, focusing on feudal conflict, loyalty, and romance around a besieged border castle.

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instanceOf historical novel ⓘ
novel ⓘ
author Sir Walter Scott ⓘ
basedOn historical conflict over Douglas Castle ⓘ
centralLocation Douglas Castle ⓘ
containsElement cross-border warfare ⓘ
disguise and mistaken identity ⓘ
siege narrative ⓘ
coPublishedWith Count Robert of Paris ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Scotland ⓘ
criticalReceptionAspect often regarded as one of Scott's weaker later novels ⓘ
featuresHistoricalFigure Robert the Bruce ⓘ
Sir James Douglas ⓘ
finalCompletedNovelOf Sir Walter Scott ⓘ
firstEditionFormat three volumes ⓘ
firstPublishedIn 1831 ⓘ
genre historical fiction ⓘ
romantic novel ⓘ
hasAlternativeTitle Castle Dangerous: A Tale of the Scottish Wars ⓘ
hasCharacterType English knights ⓘ
Scottish nobles ⓘ
minstrels ⓘ
monks ⓘ
historicalBackdrop Anglo-Scottish border conflicts ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryForm prose ⓘ
literaryMovement Romanticism ⓘ
mainTheme chivalry ⓘ
feudal conflict ⓘ
loyalty ⓘ
national identity ⓘ
romance ⓘ
narrativeFrame fictional editor Jedediah Cleishbotham ⓘ
narrativePerspective third-person narration ⓘ
originalPublisher Robert Cadell ⓘ
partOf Tales of My Landlord ⓘ
placeOfPublication Edinburgh ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
seriesNumberIn Fourth Series of Tales of My Landlord ⓘ
settingCentury 14th century ⓘ
settingCountry Scotland ⓘ
settingPeriod Wars of Scottish Independence ⓘ
settingRegion Scottish Borders ⓘ
targetAudience adult readers ⓘ
workChronologyPosition one of Sir Walter Scott's last works of fiction ⓘ

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