Description: [SETS, WALTER SCOTT, ORIGINAL BOARDS] SCOTT, Walter (Author) "KENILWORTH; A Romance" Edinburgh. Archibald Constable. 1821. First Edition. 3 volumes octavo (5.25 in x 8.25 in) ORIGINAL PAPER BOARDS - UNCUT - WITH PAPER SPINE LABELS. Hinges sound. Contents clean. Overall, about near fine. An uncommon First Edition of Scott in original boards as issued. Scott firsts were almost always rebound, if modestly, in a later binding because the publishers boards didn't fare well over the decades. This copy is as it would have been published in 1821. Worthy of a custom box. Kenilworth. A Romance is a historical romance novel by Sir Walter Scott, one of the Waverley novels, first published on 13 January 1821. Set in 1575 it leads up to the elaborate reception of Queen Elizabeth at Kenilworth Castle by the Earl of Leicester who is complicit in the murder of his wife Amy Robsart at Cumnor.The novel is set in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, and centers on the secret marriage of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, and Amy Robsart, daughter of Sir Hugh Robsart. Amy passionately loves her husband, and the Earl loves her in return, but he is driven by ambition. He is courting the Queen's favor, and only by keeping his marriage to Amy secret can he hope to rise to the height of power that he desires. At the end of the book, the Queen discovers the truth, to the shame of the Earl. The disclosure has come too late, for Amy has been murdered by the Earl's even more ambitious steward, Varney.Please email any questions -
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Year Printed: 1821
Topic: Literature
Original/Facsimile: Original
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
