Project Gutenberg 2013-06-07 Public domain in the USA. 327 Scott, Walter 1771 1832 Scott, Sir Walter Malagrowther, Malachi Cleishbotham, Jedediah Templeton, Laurence La promessa sposa di Lammermoor, Tomo 1 (of 3) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bride_of_Lammermoor Wikipedia page about this book: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_sposa_di_Lammermoor E-text prepared by Carlo Traverso, Claudio Paganelli, Barbara Magni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "La promessa sposa di Lammermoor, Tomo 1" by Walter Scott is a historical novel written in the early 19th century. Set in Scotland, the story introduces themes of family, ambition, and conflict, centering primarily on Lord Ravenswood and his struggles against the usurpation of his family's estate by Lord Asthon. The narrative depicts a rich tapestry of societal issues and personal vendettas, hinting at the intertwined fates of the characters amidst the backdrop of Scottish history. The opening of the novel establishes a somber atmosphere as it recounts the history of Ravenswood Castle and the fall of the Ravenswood family. The last lord, Allano Ravenswood, faces decline and resentment as he loses his lands to the new owner, Ser Guglielmo Asthon. After a tumultuous funeral marked by interruptions from authorities, Edgardo, the last heir of Ravenswood, swears vengeance against the Asthon family, igniting the central conflict of the story. The opening chapters skillfully weave detailed descriptions of the historical context, setting the stage for themes of revenge and the deep-seated divisions in society that will unfold throughout the tale. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42881/42881-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 43.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. it Historical fiction Psychological fiction Love stories Scotland -- Fiction Women murderers -- Fiction Arranged marriage -- Fiction PR Text IT Romanzi storici Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: British Literature 315506 2025-07-17T09:48:53.623387 text/html 291420 2024-10-23T16:13:25 text/html 320237 2025-07-17T09:48:58.119356 application/epub+zip 317401 2025-07-17T09:48:54.515440 application/epub+zip 205408 2025-07-17T09:48:54.094398 application/epub+zip 405720 2025-07-17T09:49:01.063345 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 381069 2025-07-17T09:48:57.711384 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263642 2022-09-19T15:01:05.605079 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 284149 2025-07-17T09:48:53.247425 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 264119 2024-10-23T16:13:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19587 2025-07-17T09:49:01.196346 application/rdf+xml 14920 2025-07-17T09:48:54.179367 image/jpeg 2196 2025-07-17T09:48:54.136391 image/jpeg 291026 2025-07-17T09:48:53.655469 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia