The Heart of Midlothian (Oxford World's Classics) - Softcover

Scott, Sir Walter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199538395 ISBN 13: 9780199538393

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2009

Synopsis

This novel, which has always been regarded as one of Scott's finest, opens with the Edinburgh riots of 1736. The people of the city have been infuriated by the actions of John Porteous, Captain of the Guard, and when they hear that his death has been reprieved by the distant monarch they ignore the Queen and resolve to take their own revenge. At the center of the story is Edinburgh's forbidding Tolbooth prison, known by all as the Heart of Midlothian.

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Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet was a prolific Scottish historical novelist and poet popular throughout Europe during his time.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0199538395
• ISBN 13: 9780199538393
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 583
• Editor: Lamont Claire