Search results
Followed by. A Legend of the Wars of Montrose. The Bride of Lammermoor is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, published in 1819, one of the Waverley novels. The novel is set in the Lammermuir Hills of south-east Scotland, shortly before the Act of Union of 1707 (in the first edition), or shortly after the Act (in the 'Magnum' edition of 1830).
- Walter Scott
- 1819
The Bride of Lammermoor stands out as Sir Walter Scott's most tragic work, closely aligning with the Gothic novel tradition. These novels gained immense popularity during the late 18th and early ...
Summary. Sir William Ashton, the new master of the Ravenswood estate, is delighted to hear of the disturbances at the late Lord Ravenswood’s funeral. He hopes that the brave stand of Edgar, the ...
May 2, 2021 · But as he finds an account of the circumstances given in the Notes to Law’s Memorials, by his ingenious friend, Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe, Esq., and also indicated in his reprint of the Rev. Mr. Symson’s poems appended to the Large Description of Galloway, as the original of the Bride of Lammermoor, the author feels himself now at liberty ...
The Bride of Lammermoor is based on a real-life family tragedy that Scott had heard as a boy from his maternal great-aunt Margaret Swinton and which became one of his mother's favourite fireside tales. Scott's heroine Lucy Ashton, derives from Janet Dalrymple, daughter of the great jurist James Dalrymple, first Viscount Stair.
The Bride of Lammermoor. The Author, on a former occasion, declined giving the real source from which he drew the tragic subject of this history, because, though occurring at a distant period, it might possibly be unpleasing to the feelings of the descendants of the parties. But as he finds an account of the circumstances given in the Notes to ...
People also ask
When was the bride of Lammermoor written?
Is the bride of Lammermoor a good book?
Was the bride of Lammermoor based on a true story?
Where can I read the bride of Lammermoor?
What happened to Lady Ashton in the bride of Lammermoor?
Did Scott recollect a single incident in 'the bride of Lammermoor'?
Jun 22, 2010 · The bride of Lammermoor by Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. Publication date 1900 Publisher ... Pdf_module_version 0.0.23 Ppi 400 Scandate 20100630035045 ...
