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The Scottish Chiefs By Jane Porter William Wallace encounters secret passageways, disguises, and a quintet of horrible villains as he fights for Scotland at the turn of the fourteenth century. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

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How eagerly children already acquainted with the sumptuous yearly issues of the classics, illustrated by Wyeth, will reach for this year's publication of “The Scottish Chiefs” -- a story which probably is not read as widely as it should be, but which, in its glorification of William Wallace, has never failed to hold the interest of the boy eager for a good historical novel. Whatever the editorial curtailment and one recalls with what sympathy the shortening of "Westward Ho?" was done -- we are sure that Mrs. Wiggins and her sister have attempted nothing to harm the flow of the narrative. In fact their statement is to the effect that they have only taken these hindrances from the text which do not seem to them necessary for the even progress of the story. Jane Porter and her contemporary writers loved to “pad.” This padding is removed for the modern, swifter reader. Mr. Wyeth has pictured, with dashing color and dramatic sense, the high spots of this story. The edition is worthy and the story is worthy. What more could one want for a juvenile book? --The Literary Digest, Volume 71 [1921]

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