Guy Mannering Additional Note
from The Walter Scott Library Hosted by Sir Walter Scott
In which the author reflects upon the curious interplay between fiction and local tradition, revealing how certain characters and events in the tale find echoes in the historical and legendary fabric of Galloway. Whimsically, he recounts the tale of a notorious smuggler and a cunning Gipsy king, illustrating the vivid tapestry of life from which his imagination may have inadvertently drawn.
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