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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). It tells of a tragic love affair between ...
- 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 ...
The bride was then sought for. She was found in the corner of the large chimney, having no covering save her shift, and that dabbled in gore. There she sat grinning at them, mopping and mowing, as I heard the expression used; in a word, absolutely insane. The only words she spoke were, "Tak up your bonny bridegroom."
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 ...
Sir Walter Scott’s novel ‘The Bride of Lammermoor’ (1819) is set in the Lammermuir Hills and tells of an ill-fated romance between two young lovers from feuding families. The story is believed to have been inspired by real life events and a favourite fireside tale of the young Walter Scott’s mother.
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Plot Summary. The Bride of Lammermoor (1819), by Scottish writer Walter Scott, is a historical novel following the love affair of two young people from opposing families. The story was initially published anonymously. In the introduction, Scott reveals that he became aware of this fireside story through his mother, Anne Rutherford.
