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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 young Lucy Ashton and her family's enemy Edgar Ravenswood.
- Walter Scott
- 1819
Edgar. Edgar, popularly called the Master of Ravenswood, even though the Ravenswood estate has passed into the hands of his family’s enemy, Sir William Ashton.
It is significant that Edgar provides refuge at Wolfscrag to Hayton of Bucklaw, his eventual rival for Lucy’s hand, before Bucklaw inherits the estate of Girnington. Wolfshope. Hamlet...
On the evening of the rescue, Edgar joins Bucklaw, the heir to a large fortune, and the adventurer-soldier Captain Craigengelt at a tavern where he tells them that he will not go with them to...
Jun 16, 2011 · To his son Edgar, known as the Master of Ravenswood, he leaves nothing but the dreary tower of Wolf’s Crag, overlooking the rocks and crashing waves of the North Sea, and the solemn vow, made on his deathbed, to avenge the wrongs done by Sir William Ashton to the Ravenswood name.
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.
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He was called upon, but refused at first to give it up, till the shrieks became so hideous that he was compelled to hasten with others to learn the cause. On opening the door, they found the bridegroom lying across the threshold, dreadfully wounded, and streaming with blood.
