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Sir Walter Scott's The Heart of Midlothian - Newly adapted for the Modern Reader (Paperback)
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Sir Walter Scott's The Heart of Midlothian - Newly adapted for the Modern Reader (Paperback)
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Edinburgh, 1736: an indignant crowd has gathered in the Grassmarket
to watch the execution of a smuggler. Opening with the start of the
Porteous Riots, The Heart of Midlothian is one of Walter Scott’s
most famous historical novels, featuring murder, madness and
seduction. Following his brutal suppression of the spectators, John
Porteous, Captain of the Guard, is charged with murder and locked
up in Edinburgh’s Tolbooth prison, also known as the Heart of
Midlothian. When news comes that he has been pardoned, an angry mob
breaks into the jail, liberating its inmates and bringing Porteous
to its own form of justice. But one prisoner who fails to take this
opportunity to flee is Effie Deans, who, wrongly convicted of
infanticide, has been sentenced to death. Jeanie, her older sister,
sets off to London on foot to beg for her pardon from the queen. A
tale of religious piety, filial devotion and legal loopholes, this
edition of The Heart of Midlothian has been expertly reworked for
modern audiences by David Purdie.
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Imprint: |
Luath Press Ltd
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
May 2014 |
First published: |
2013 |
Authors: |
Walter Scott
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Adapted by: |
David Purdie
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Dimensions: |
233 x 157 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
192 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-908373-80-9 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
1-908373-80-6 |
Barcode: |
9781908373809 |
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