Old Mortality (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Sir Walter Scott
- First Published: 1816
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: 1679
- Setting: Scotland
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Love or romance, Leadership, Courage, Marriage, Seventeenth century, Assassins, hit men, or contract killers, Scotland or Scottish people, Battles, Nobility
- Locales: Scotland
Characters Discussed
Henry Morton, a gallant young Scottish gentleman unwillingly involved in the revolt of the Covenanters against the Crown in 1679. After aiding John Balfour of Burley, the Covenanter leader and a friend of his dead father, Henry is arrested and sentenced for treason, but he is saved through the intercession of his sweetheart, Edith Bellenden. Still a prisoner, he witnesses the victory of the rebels. Henry is rescued by Balfour and made a member of their council. A moderate, he detests their violence but helps them take a castle peacefully and then leads an...
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