The Bride of Lammermoor (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Sir Walter Scott
- First Published: 1819
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Gothic
- Time of Work: Late seventeenth century
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction, Gothic fiction
- Subjects: Politics, Love or romance, Superstition, Social issues, Ghosts or apparitions, Seventeenth century, Inheritance or succession, Castles, Servants, Scotland or Scottish people, Nobility, Omens
- Locales: Scotland
Places Discussed
Ravenswood Castle. Gothic fortress occupying a significant pass in Lammermoor (or Lammermuir) Hills, which straddle the border between the counties of Berwickshire and East Lothian in southeastern Scotland. A baronial seat in feudal times, the castle has deteriorated along with its resident family, passing out of their hands in the late seventeenth century, when Allan Lord Ravenswood was forced by a combination of political and financial misjudgments to sell the castle to the Lord Keeper, Sir William Ashton. Although Sir William undertakes considerable...
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