"The Bride of Lammermoor" by Sir Walter Scott retells a tragic story of forbidden love and family obligation set in historical Scotland. Janet Dalrymple is torn between her secret love for Lord Rutherford and her mother's demand that she marry another. The novel begins with Janet trapped in a difficult situation, pressured by Lady Stair. As Janet is forced into a marriage with David Dunbar, the story builds tension and the narrative has supernatural hints. The book follows Janet as she faces the consequences of her choices, leading to a climax of despair on her wedding night.
The Bride of Lammermoor
By Walter Scott
In old Scotland, a young woman's hidden love and a mother's ambition collide, leading to a fateful wedding and disturbing consequences.
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About the AuthorSir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, was a British novelist, poet and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature, notably the novels Ivanhoe (1819), Rob Roy (1817), Waverley (1814), Old Mortality (1816), The Heart of Mid-Lothian (1818), and The Bride of Lammermoor (1819), along with the narrative poems Marmion (1808) and The Lady of the Lake (1810). He had a major impact on European and American literature.
Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, was a British novelist, poet and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature, notably the novels Ivanhoe (1819), Rob Roy (1817), Waverley (1814), Old Mortality (1816), The Heart of Mid-Lothian (1818), and The Bride of Lammermoor (1819), along with the narrative poems Marmion (1808) and The Lady of the Lake (1810). He had a major impact on European and American literature.
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