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The Heart of Midlothian (World's Classics)
Walter Scott

The Heart of Midlothian (World's Classics)

Oxford Paperbacks (Nov 18, 1982)
9780192815835
| Paperback
614 pages | English
Value: $ 7.00
Dewey 823.7
LC Classification PR5317 .H4 1982
LC Control No. 82002168

Genre

  • 19th Century Literature
  • Historical Fiction

Subject

  • Great Britain - History - Fiction
  • Pardon - Fiction
  • Porteous Riots, 1736 - Fiction
  • Scotland - History - Fiction
  • Scots - Fiction. - England
  • Sisters - Fiction
  • Trials (Murder) - Fiction
  • Women Prisoners - Fiction
  • Women Travelers - Fiction

Plot

'The Heart of Midlothian' presents the story of Jeanie Deans, a dairymaid who journeys to London to beg for a reprieve for her sister. Set in the 1730s, the novel dramatises different kinds of justice, including lynching by an Edinburgh mob.

Personal

Location Literature Box 5
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Index 508
Added Date Apr 10, 2020 00:54:04
Modified Date Apr 10, 2020 00:55:28

Value

Value $ 7.00