SCOTT'S “TALISMAN”
MANUSCRIPT FOUND IN MOSCOW MOSCOW, December 7. The manuscript of Sir Walter Scott’s “Talisman,” which had been lost since it was sold by auction for £IOOO in 1868, was found in the archives of the Historical Museum here. “ The Talisman ” is the second of Sir Walter Scott’s “ Tales of the Crusaders.” Published with “ The Betrothed” in June, 1925, it is a story of the adventures of Richard I in the Holy Land, and is characterised by the masterly development of its plot and the brilliancy of its scenic colouring.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22133, 11 December 1933, Page 9
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91SCOTT'S “TALISMAN” Otago Daily Times, Issue 22133, 11 December 1933, Page 9
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