The Heart of Midlothian (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Sir Walter Scott
- First Published: 1818
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: Early eighteenth century
- Setting: Scotland
- Principal Characters: David Deans, Jeanie, Effie, Reuben Butler, Geordie Robertson (George Staunton), Meg Murdockson, The Duke of Argyle
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Justice, Prisoners, Love or romance, Betrayal, Rural or country life, Eighteenth century, Lower classes, Moral conditions, Illegitimacy, Ethics, Adventure, Scotland or Scottish people, Presbyterian church
- Locales: England, Scotland
The Story:
The first knowledge Jeanie Deans had that her sister Effie was in trouble came just a few moments before officers of justice arrived at the cottage to arrest Effie for child murder. They told Jeanie and her father, David Deans, that Effie had borne a male child illegitimately and had killed him or caused him to be killed soon after he was born. Effie admitted to the birth of the child but refused to name her seducer, and she denied that she had killed her baby, saying that she had fallen into a stupor and had recovered to find that the midwife who attended her had...
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