The Two Drovers | The Two Drovers

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Author: Sir Walter Scott
First Published: 1827
Type of Plot: Historical
Time of Work: The 1790's
Setting: The border country between Scotland and England
Principal Characters: Robin Oig M’Combich, Harry Wakefield, Janet of Tomahourich, Hugh Morrison
Genres: Short fiction, Regional fiction
Subjects: Culture, Murder or homicide, Prejudices or antipathies, Capital punishment, England or English people, Farms, farmers, or farming, Revenge, Scotland or Scottish people, Isolation, Honor
Locales: England, Scotland

Because the story describes an earlier time—about thirty years before the date of its telling—and tells of a way of life unfamiliar to many readers, the narrator begins by describing the occupation of the drovers, men who herded highland cattle from the fairs in Scotland down across the border to markets in England. The two drovers of the story, Robin Oig M’Combich, a Scottish highlander, and Harry Wakefield, an English lowlander, are classic representatives of their cultures. Robin embodies the fierce spirit of the Highlands: he takes pride in his skill as a...

The Two Drovers | The Two Drovers

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