The Heart of Midlothian (Oxford World's Classics)
The Heart of Midlothian (Oxford World's Classics) by Walter Scott, edited by Claire Lamont
English | December 11, 2008 | ISBN: 0199538395 | True EPUB | 583 pages | 2.2 MB
English | December 11, 2008 | ISBN: 0199538395 | True EPUB | 583 pages | 2.2 MB
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 cente of the story is Edinburgh's forbidding Tolbooth prison, known by all as the Heart of Midlothian.