This novel, which has always been regarded as one of Scott's finest, opens with the Edinburgh riots of 1736. The people of the city have been infuriated by the actions of John Porteous, Captain of the Guard, and when they hear that his death has been reprieved by the distant monarch they ignore the Queen and resolve to take their own revenge. At the cente of the story is Edinburgh's forbidding Tolbooth prison, known by all as the Heart of Midlothian.
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"I recommend the book to admirers of Scott and to those who, like me, have never read his work but always felt they should." -- Sue Asher, "The Historical Novels Review"

"The present volume offers the modern reader a version very close to that a reader in 1818 would have experienced...Highly recommended."

"By comparing the first edition of Scott's famous work to the manuscript, the editors of this excellent edition produce 'an ideal first edition.'" -- "Choice"

"By comparing the first edition of Scott's famous work to the manuscript, the editors of this excellent edition produce 'an ideal first edition.'" -- Choice

"I recommend the book to admirers of Scott and to those who, like me, have never read his work but always felt they should." -- Sue Asher, The Historical Novels Review

"The present volume offers the modern reader a version very close to that a reader in 1818 would have experienced...Highly recommended."

"By comparing the first edition of Scott's famous work to the manuscript, the editors of this excellent edition produce 'an ideal first edition.'" -- "Choice"

"I recommend the book to admirers of Scott and to those who, like me, have never read his work but always felt they should." -- Sue Asher, "The Historical Novels Review"

The present volume offers the modern reader a version very close to that a reader in 1818 would have experienced...Highly recommended.

I recommend the book to admirers of Scott and to those who, like me, have never read his work but always felt they should.--Sue Asher "The Historical Novels Review "

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