The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 by Walter Scott
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"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 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-06942-5 |
| Release Date | Aug 20, 2004 |
| Last Update | Dec 30, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 810 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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