The Fair Maid of Perth (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Sir Walter Scott
- First Published: 1828
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: 1396
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: History, Love or romance, Murder or homicide, Courage, Aristocracy or aristocrats, Scotland or Scottish people, Fourteenth century, Blacksmithing or blacksmiths
- Locales: Scotland
Places Discussed
*Perth. County in the center of Scotland that embraces both highland and lowland regions. It is described by Scott’s notional narrator, Chrystal Croftangry, as the most varied, picturesque, and beautiful of all Scottish counties; in the novel it becomes a microcosm of medieval Scotland. The early chapters of the novel are set within the town of Perth, which is two miles south of the ancient Scottish capital of Scone, and was itself regarded as the capital at the time in which the novel is set.
The most important settings within the town of Perth are...
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