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Old Mortality (1816), which many consider the finest of Scott's Waverley novels, is a swift-moving historical romance that places an anachronistically liberal hero against the forces of fanaticism in seventeenth-century Scotland, in the period infamous as the killing time'... Read Full Overview

Old Mortality is a novel by Sir Walter Scott set in the period 1679-89 in south west Scotland. It forms, along with The Black Dwarf, the 1st series of Scott's Tales of My Landlord. The two novels were published together in 1816. Old Mortality is considered one of Scott's best... Read Full Overview

The Tale of Old Mortality describes the lives - and often violent deaths - the hopes, and the struggles, of the Covenanters in late seventeenth-century Scotland. A tale of extremism, bigotry and cruelty, it is redeemed by its characters' courage and loyalty, and their... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview

Set in Southern Scotland among a time of religious turmoil in the 17th century, Old Morality depicts a young soldier, Henry Morton, as he becomes involved with the armed struggle between two religious groups-the Covenanters and the Cavaliers. While the Cavaliers supported... Read Full Overview

Set in Southern Scotland among a time of religious turmoil in the 17th century, Old Morality depicts a young soldier, Henry Morton, as he becomes involved with the armed struggle between two religious groups-the Covenanters and the Cavaliers. While the Cavaliers supported... Read Full Overview

"Old Mortality," by Sir Walter Scott, transports readers to 17th-century Scotland during the tumultuous times of the Covenanters. Set against the backdrop of religious and political strife, the novel follows the story of Henry Morton, a young man caught between conflicting... Read Full Overview

Venture back to 17th-century Scotland in "Old Mortality, Vol. 2," a compelling work of historical fiction from Sir Walter Scott, part of his "Tales of My Landlord, First Series." Immerse yourself in a turbulent era defined by religious conflict and the struggles of the Covenanters... Read Full Overview

Sir Walter Scott's "Old Mortality" transports readers to 17th-century Scotland, a land embroiled in religious and political turmoil. Part of the "Tales of My Landlord, First Series," this historical fiction explores the conflicts between the Covenanters and the government,... Read Full Overview

Sir Walter Scott's "Old Mortality" transports readers to 17th-century Scotland, a land embroiled in religious and political turmoil. Part of the "Tales of My Landlord, First Series," this historical fiction explores the conflicts between the Covenanters and the government,... Read Full Overview

Delve into 17th-century Scotland with "Old Mortality, Vol. 1," a captivating work of historical fiction from Sir Walter Scott's "Tales of My Landlord, First Series." Immerse yourself in a period of intense religious conflict and political upheaval as Scotland navigates a tumultuous... Read Full Overview