Bride of Lammermoor (Scott - Oxford Ed.)

Author: Sir Walter Scott

ISBN: 9780199552504

Binding: paperback

Section: Fiction

The plans of Edgar, Master of Ravenswood to regain his ancient family estate from the corrupt Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland are frustrated by the complexities of the legal and political situations following the 1707 Act of Union, and by his passion for his enemy's beautiful daughter Lucy. First published in 1819, this intricate and searching romantic tragedy offers challenging political insights, and demonstrates the shrewd way in which Scott presented his work as historical document, entertainment, and work of art.