Old Mortality. Edited with an Introduction by Angus Calder
Old Mortality by Walter Scott, edited with an introduction by Angus Calder, is a notable work published by Penguin in 1975. This edition spans 608 pages and is presented in English. The novel is recognized as one of Scott’s Waverley novels, offering a historical romance set in seventeenth-century Scotland, a time marked by conflict and fanaticism.
Readers will encounter the story of Henry Morton, a character caught between his affection for a royalist’s granddaughter and his commitment to his fellow countrymen facing oppression. The narrative explores themes of loyalty and ideological struggle during a tumultuous period known as “the killing time.” This edition provides an accessible entry point into Scott’s exploration of Scotland’s historical landscape, making it relevant for those interested in historical fiction and the complexities of Scottish identity.
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Perhaps the finest and certainly the most readable of Scott’s Waverley novels, Old Mortality is a swift-moving historical romance that pits an anachronistically liberal hero against the forces of fanaticism in seventeenth-century Scotland – the period notorious as “the killing time.” Its central character, Henry Morton, finds himself torn between his love for a royalist’s granddaughter and his loyalty to his oppressed countrymen.
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