The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 by Walter Scott

"The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1" by Walter Scott is a novel published in 1818. Set against the backdrop of the 1736 Porteous Riots in Edinburgh, this tale follows two sisters whose lives take dramatically different paths. When Effie Deans faces execution for alleged infanticide, her steadfast sister Jeanie embarks on an epic journey to London to plead for royal mercy. The story weaves together historical upheaval, family loyalty, and moral conviction as Jeanie confronts dangerous obstacles in her desperate mission to save her sister from the gallows. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Scott, Walter, 1771-1832
Title The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Heart_of_Midlothian
Credits Produced by David Widger
Reading Level Reading ease score: 60.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Historical fiction
Subject Scotland -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction
Subject Sisters -- Fiction
Subject Trials (Murder) -- Fiction
Subject Legal stories
Subject Great Britain -- History -- George II, 1727-1760 -- Fiction
Subject Women travelers -- Fiction
Subject Scots -- England -- Fiction
Subject Porteous Riots, 1736 -- Fiction
Subject Women prisoners -- Fiction
Subject Pardon -- Fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 6942
Release Date
Last Update Dec 30, 2020
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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