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Guy Mannering

Name: Guy Mannering
Author: Walter Scott

Novel by Walter Scott

Written workwritten workQ2288976

Author: Walter Scott
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1.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseRetrieved 2025-05-06
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Released: 1815
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1.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseRetrieved 2025-03-29
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Publisher: James Ballantyne
, Constable & Robinson
Language: Scots
, English
Genre: historical fiction
Follows: Waverley
Followed by: The Antiquary

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Guy Mannering; or, The Astrologer is the second of the Waverley novels by Walter Scott, published anonymously in 1815. According to an introduction that Scott wrote in 1829, he had originally intended to write a story of the supernatural, but changed his mind soon after starting. The book was a huge success, the first edition selling out on the first day of publication.

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Part of the series: Waverley Novels follows: Waverley · followed by: The Antiquary
Title: Guy Mannering or The Astrologer
Country of origin: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Narrative location: Galloway
Copyright status: public domain applies to jurisdiction: countries with 100 years pma or shorter
public domain applies to jurisdiction: United States
Place of publication: United Kingdom

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