George Buchanan by Bernard Capes
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By Bernard Capes · First published 1922 · Genre: Biography, History · 2,271 words
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Two boys were quarrelling in the privy garden of Stirling Castle on the Forth. Their shrill little passions rose ludicrously inconsonant with the majestic gravity of the old historic pile. That had its roots deep-striking into the mighty rock from which it had sprung; and, above, every lusty tower, every folded roof, every soaring pinnacle of the massed congeries of hall and chapel and battlement which comprised the royal rookery was a living testimony to the fecundity of the source from which those roots had drunk. Stirling Castle, in common with other impregnable fortresses of its kind, had grown fat and strong, like a strapping vine, on the blood which soaked its bases -- so strong that, in this year of stormy grace 1576, it was still the residence confidently appropriated to a regal minor.
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- Work type: Short story
- Author: Bernard Capes
- Date: 1922 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Biography, History
- Length: 2,271 words
- Structure: 1 section, 43 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)
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- Biography — The book title suggests it's a biography of George Buchanan, hence the genre classification.
- History — The series title 'Historical Vignettes' implies the book may cover historical aspects of George Buchanan's life.
Tags
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · British Literature · Scottish Literature · Biographical Fiction · Political Fiction · Romance · Drama · 19th Century Literature · Classic Fiction · Novel · Fictionalized Biography