by Sir Walter Scott · B & W · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781873631164
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«The Fair Maid of Perth» is the historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, published by B & W in paperback (512 pages, in English).
The novel is set in Scotland at the end of the fourteenth century, in the court of Robert III, and blends history and fiction. Catherine Glover, the maid of Perth, attracts the attention of the libertine Duke of Rothsay and the young armourer Henry Gow, while intrigues and feudal feuds shake the court and the city.
Second installment of the Chronicles of the Canongate series. Original title: The Fair Maid of Perth; or, St. Valentine's Day. Work originally published in 1828; this edition is from 1993.
For readers of historical fiction and classics, especially those interested in medieval Scotland and the work of Walter Scott.
Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, was a Scottish novelist, poet and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature. He is known for his Waverley novels (1814–1831), which were, for nearly a century, among the most popular and widely read novels in Europe. He is also known for his narrative poems Marmion (1808) and The Lady of the Lake (1810). He greatly influenced European and American literature.
