St. Ronan’s Well (Masterplots: Revised Category Edition, British Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Sir Walter Scott
- First Published: 1823
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social criticism
- Time of Work: Early nineteenth century
- Setting: Scotland
- Principal Characters: Francis Tyrrel, The Earl of Etherington, Clara Mowbray, John Mowbray, Mr. Touchwood, Meg Dods, Lady Penelope Penfeather, Captain Harry Jekyl
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Gambling, Nineteenth century, Betrayal, Restaurants, bars, taverns, or pubs, England or English people, Scotland or Scottish people, Gossip, Impostors or imposture
- Locales: Scotland
The Story:
Meg Dods, the proprietress, welcomed Francis Tyrrel, a young Englishman, to her inn at old St. Ronan’s, after she had recognized him as a former visitor to the village and not a traveling salesman. She gladly answered his questions about the Mowbray family, telling him that John had inherited his father’s title of Laird of St. Ronan’s and now spent much of his time gambling at the Well, the fashionable watering place whose growth had caused the old town to fall into ruins. Clara Mowbray, reported to be a little strange, lived with her brother.
Tyrrel saw...
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