The Fair Maid of Perth (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Sir Walter Scott
- First Published: 1828
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: 1396
- Setting: Scotland
- Principal Characters: Henry Gow, Catharine Glover, Simon Glover, Conachar, The Duke of Rothsay, Sir John Ramorny, Robert III, The Duke of Albany, The Earl of Douglas, Oliver Proudfute, Henbane Dwining, Sir Patrick Charteris
- 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
The Story:
As Catharine Glover and her father, Simon, walked to Mass, an unidentified young nobleman, muffled in a cloak, joined them and asked the young woman’s permission to come to her window the next morning to take part in the traditional Valentine Day ritual. When she sensibly refused to make any alliance above her social standing, he left her in anger. A welcome guest, Henry Gow, appeared at the Glovers’ that evening; he had just returned from a trip on which he had sold armor throughout Scotland. Although Simon approved heartily of Henry’s suit for Catharine’s...
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