The Antiquary, Scott's personal favorite among his novels, is characteristically wry and urbane. A mysterious young man calling himself 'Lovel' travels idly but fatefully toward the Scottish seaside... More > town of Fairport. Here he is befriended by the antiquary Jonathan Oldbuck, who has taken refuge from his own personal disappointments in the obsessive study of miscellaneous history. Their slow unraveling of Lovel's true identity will unearth and redeem the secrets and lies which have devastated the guilt-haunted Earl of Glenallan, and will reinstate the tottering fortunes of Sir Arthur Wardour and his daughter Isabella.< Less
Catherine who was drawn by love to become Nnenna found herself in the heart of a typical African village where she suffered the scourge of an old tradition after the death of her husband and only... More > son. She gradually uncovered the plot behind his death as it relates to jealousy and the lust for a dark ancient power...< Less
When a trusting young rabbit called Startup sets out to help his wildlife friends, he little expects to find himself being enticed by a slinky looking rabbit called Lola, and ends up in a life or... More > death struggle to stop King Freddie and a horde of brown rats take over his beloved Hookwood.< Less
Set in late 19th century Kristiania, the novel recounts the adventures of a starving young man whose sense of reality is giving way to a delusionary existence on the darker side of a modern... More > metropolis. While he vainly tries to maintain an outer shell of respectability, his mental and physical decay are recounted in detail. His ordeal, enhanced by his inability or unwillingness to pursue a professional career, which he deems unfit for someone of his abilities, is pictured in a series of encounters which Hamsun himself described as 'a series of analyses.' In many ways, the protagonist of the novel displays traits reminiscent of Raskolnikov, whose creator, Fyodor Dostoevsky, was one of Hamsun's main influences. The influence of naturalist authors such as Emile Zola is apparent in the novel, as is his rejection of the realist tradition.< Less
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