The Lady of the Lake by Walter Scott
"The Lady of the Lake" by Walter Scott is a narrative poem published in 1810. Set in the Scottish Highlands, it weaves together three intertwined plots: a romantic rivalry among three men vying for Ellen Douglas's love, a political feud between King James V and an exiled earl, and an brewing war between Lowland and Highland clans. Through six cantos spanning six days, Scott crafts a tale of love, loyalty, and conflict
that would spark the nineteenth-century Highland Revival. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Scott, Walter, 1771-1832 |
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| Editor | Moody, William Vaughn, 1869-1910 |
| Title | The Lady of the Lake |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lady_of_the_Lake_(poem) |
| Credits |
Produced by Brian Sogard, storm and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 73.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Lady of the Lake (Legendary character) -- Poetry |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 28287 |
| Release Date | Mar 9, 2009 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 4, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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