The tale of old mortality / Walter Scott ; edited with an introduction by Douglas S. Mack.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scott, Walter, 1771-1832.

Contributor:

Mack, Douglas S.

Series:

Penguin classics

Standardized Title:

Old Mortality

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bothwell Bridge, Battle of, Scotland, 1679--Fiction.

Bothwell Bridge, Battle of, Scotland, 1679.

History.

Scotland--History--1660-1688--Fiction.

Scotland.

Covenanters--Fiction.

Scotland--History--1660-1668--Fiction.

Scotland--Church history--17th century--Fiction.

Local Subjects:

Covenanters--Fiction.

Scotland--History--1660-1668--Fiction.

Scotland--Church history--17th century--Fiction.

Genre:

Historical fiction.

War stories.

Fiction.

Physical Description:

xlvi, 447 pages ; 20 cm.

Edition:

[Penguin Classics edition].

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Penguin Books, [1999]

Summary:

Set in 1679 during the Scottish populist rebellion known as the Covenanter uprising, The Tale of Old Mortality is one of the outstanding historical fictions of the nineteenth century. Henry Morton of Milnewood is compelled to take up arms against the royalists, who are led by Claverhouse, a true villain in Scottish history who is, nonetheless, one of Scott's most complex characters. A moderate Covenanter, Horton -- whose loyalties are divided by his love for Edith, the beautiful granddaughter of Lady Margaret Bellenden -- is one of the "people's heroes" who challenge King Charles II and change the course of Scottish history. Old Mortality is Scott's undisputed masterpiece and distills the humor, grit, and romance of the west of Scotland, past and present.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (xxxix-xli).

ISBN:

0140436537

OCLC:

43339188