"The Surgeon's Daughter" by Sir Walter Scott is an early 1800s story of love, responsibility, and differences in social standing. The story follows Dr. Gideon Gray, a caring surgeon in a small town in Scotland, and the problems surrounding a young woman named Zilia de Moncada. Zilia is struggling with family and love issues because she has a secret identity and situation. At the beginning, we see Dr. Gray handling his work and the difficulties of being a doctor in a rural Scottish area. Things get complicated when a woman with a hidden past, who is later known as Zilia, comes to him for help during a life-changing event. More issues appear when Dr. Gray finds out about Zilia's father, Matthias de Moncada, and what that means for her future. The story kicks off a series of events about what society expects and the decisions people make, as Dr. Gray works to safeguard Zilia and her child from her father and the standards of that time.
The Surgeon's Daughter
By Walter Scott
In early 19th century Scotland, a compassionate surgeon finds himself entangled in the dangerous secrets of a mysterious woman's hidden identity and controlling father.
Summary
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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