Kenilworth (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Walter ScottBy Historical Novel
Length20h 28m
About this audiobook
Set amid the splendor and peril of Elizabethan England, Kenilworth dramatizes the secret marriage of Amy Robsart to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and the fatal collision between private passion and public ambition. Written in Scott's richly textured historical style, the novel blends romance, political intrigue, pageantry, and moral irony, situating personal tragedy within the ceremonial world of the Tudor court and the nineteenth-century historical novel's fascination with national memory. Its author, Sir Walter Scott, was the great architect of the modern historical novel, bringing antiquarian learning, narrative energy, and a profound sense of historical change to fiction. His legal training, Scottish background, and lifelong interest in chronicles, ballads, and political history enabled him to transform archival material into vivid narrative. In Kenilworth, Scott's interest in power, reputation, and social performance finds one of its most theatrical expressions. This novel is recommended to readers who enjoy historically informed fiction, courtly drama, and psychologically charged romance. It rewards those interested in Elizabethan culture, literary history, and the enduring question of how ambition reshapes conscience.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreHistorical Fiction, Romance
Length20 hrs 28 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 2, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Black Dwarf (Annotated)
22Chapter XXI
2Chapter I
23Chapter XXIII
3Chapter II
24Chapter XXIV
4Chapter III
25Chapter XXV
5Chapter IV
26Chapter XXVI
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6Chapter V
27Chapter XXVII
7Chapter VI
28Chapter XXVIII
8Chapter VII
29Chapter XXIX
9Chapter VIII
30Chapter XXX
10Chapter IX
31Chapter XXXI
11Chapter X
32Chapter XXXII
12Chapter XI
33Chapter XXXIII
13Chapter XII
34Chapter XXXIV
14Chapter XIII
35Chapter XXXV
15Chapter XIV
36Chapter XXXVI
16Chapter XV
37Chapter XXXVII
17Chapter XVI
38Chapter XXXVIII
18Chapter XVII
39Chapter XXXIX
19Chapter XVIII
40Chapter XL
20Chapter XIX
41Chapter XLI
21Chapter XX
42Memorable Quotes
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