The Lady of the Lake (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Sir Walter Scott
- First Published: 1810
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: Sixteenth century
- Setting: Scottish Highlands
- Principal Characters: James of Douglas, Ellen Douglas, Malcolm Graeme, Roderick Dhu, James Fitz-James, Allan-Bane
- Genres: Poetry, Narrative poetry
- Subjects: Love or romance, Mistaken or secret identity, Revenge, Kings, queens, or royalty, Sixteenth century, Scotland or Scottish people, Outlaws, Clans, Nobility
- Locales: Scotland
The Story:
As he followed a stag during a hunt, James Fitz-James became lost in the Highlands. He wandered around until he came to Loch Katrine, a beautiful lake surrounded by steep mountains. There he met the lovely Ellen, who told him that his coming had been foretold by Allan-Bane, an ancient minstrel who served her father. When she offered the hunter food and shelter for the night, Ellen did not volunteer to tell him her name or anything of her family history, and out of courtesy he did not ask questions. Fitz-James was disturbed, however, because she bore such a marked...
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