Bride of Lammermoor - Softcover

Scott, Pam

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0460111299 ISBN 13: 9780460111294

Publisher: Everyman Paperback Classics, 1991

Synopsis

'When the last Laird of Ravenswood to Ravenswood shall ride and woo a dead maiden to be his bride, He shall stable his steed in the Kelpie's flow, And his name shall be lost for evermore!' Dark prophecies and ominously symbolic events beset the romance of Edgar, Master of Ravenswood, and Lucy Ashton, the daughter of the man who has displaced the ancient Ravenswood family from its ancestral home.

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-- Based on the acclaimed Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels
-- The first authoritative edition drawn from Scott's original texts
-- With a special introduction for the Penguin Classics edition

Sir William Ashton, a devious lawyer, has deprived Lord Ravenswood of his title, his estate and subsequently of his life by means of legal and financial trickery. Edgar, Ravenswood's only son, has inherited his father's desire for vengeance. When he meets his adversary by chance, however, he not only saves Ashton's life, but falls in love with his daughter Lucy. The couple wish to marry, but will the ancient prophecy of Ravenswood stand in their way? With Scott's characteristic humour and wisdom, The Bride of Lammermoor brings to vivid life a historical incident from Scotland's turbulent past.

Edition details

• Publisher: Everyman Paperback Classics
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0460111299
• ISBN 13: 9780460111294
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352