The Bride of Lammermoor (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Sir Walter Scott
- First Published: 1819
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Gothic
- Time of Work: Late seventeenth century
- Setting: Scotland
- Principal Characters: Edgar, Sir William Ashton, Lucy Ashton, Lady Ashton, Caleb Balderstone, Frank Hayston of Bucklaw, The Marquis of A, Alice
- 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
The Story:
Sir William Ashton, the new master of the Ravenswood estate, was delighted to hear of the disturbances at the late Lord Ravenswood’s funeral. He hoped that the brave stand of Edgar, the young and former master of Ravenswood, which made it possible for the previously prohibited Episcopal service to take place in Scotland, would put Edgar in disfavor with the Privy Council and prevent his attempt to reclaim his family’s property. However, when the Lord Keeper and his daughter Lucy visited old Alice, a tenant on the estate, they were warned about the fierce...
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