Kenilworth (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Sir Walter Scott
- First Published: 1821
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Romance
- Time of Work: 1575
- Setting: England
- Principal Characters: Dudley, Richard Varney, Amy Robsart, Edmund Tressilian, Wayland Smith, The Earl of Sussex, Queen Elizabeth, Sir Walter Raleigh, Michael Lambourne, Doctor Doboobie, Dickie Sludge
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Suicide, Murder or homicide, Escapes, Manners or customs, England or English people, Kings, queens, or royalty, Moral conditions, Servants, Adventure, Sixteenth century, Duels or dueling, Poisons or poisoning, Nobility, Royal courts or courtiers
- Locales: England
The Story:
Michael Lambourne, a ne’er-do-well in his early youth, had just returned from his travels. While drinking and boasting in Giles Gosling’s inn, he wagered that he could gain admittance to Cumnor Place, a large manor where an old friend was now steward. It was rumored in the village that Tony Foster was keeping a beautiful young woman prisoner at the manor. Edmund Tressilian, another guest at the inn, went with Michael to Cumnor Place. As Tressilian had suspected, he found the woman there to be his former sweetheart, Amy Robsart, apparently a willing prisoner. He...
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