The Tale of Old Mortality

Walter Scott

ISBN 10: 074860443X / ISBN 13: 9780748604432

Published by Edinburgh University Press, GB, 1993

About this Item

The Tale of Old Mortality describes the lives - and often violent deaths - the hopes, and the struggles, of the Covenanters in late seventeenth-century Scotland. A tale of extremism, bigotry and cruelty, it is redeemed by its characters' courage and loyalty, and their passionate belief in religious and civil liberty. Considered to be one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century, its influence pervades European writing from Stendhal to Tolstoy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Tale of Old Mortality
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, GB
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 074860443X
• ISBN 13: 9780748604432
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 875 grams

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Synopsis

The Tale of Old Mortality describes the lives - and often violent deaths - the hopes, and the struggles, of the Covenanters in late seventeenth-century Scotland. A tale of extremism, bigotry and cruelty, it is redeemed by its characters’ courage and loyalty, and their passionate belief in religious and civil liberty. Considered to be one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century, its influence pervades European writing from Stendhal to Tolstoy.

About the Authors

Sir Walter Scott, was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright and poet. Many of his works remain classics and include Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, Waverley, The Heart of Midlothian and The Bride of Lammermoor.

The late Douglas S. Mack was formerly Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Stirling.