The Black Dwarf and A Legend of Montrose - Scott, Walter
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1816. Originally the first of The Tales of My Landlord, The Black Dwarf is set in the early 18th century in the Liddesdale hills, an area which Scott knew well from the time he had spent hunting ballads for his Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border. The dwarf of the title is Sir Edward Mauley, who, in his youth, has embraced the quarrel of his friend and kinsman Richard Vere, killing his rival the Laird of Earnscliff. While imprisoned for manslaughter, he learns that Vere has betrayed him by marrying his intended bride. He retires in misanthropical disgust to Mucklestane Moor, where his…mehr

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1816. Originally the first of The Tales of My Landlord, The Black Dwarf is set in the early 18th century in the Liddesdale hills, an area which Scott knew well from the time he had spent hunting ballads for his Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border. The dwarf of the title is Sir Edward Mauley, who, in his youth, has embraced the quarrel of his friend and kinsman Richard Vere, killing his rival the Laird of Earnscliff. While imprisoned for manslaughter, he learns that Vere has betrayed him by marrying his intended bride. He retires in misanthropical disgust to Mucklestane Moor, where his extraordinary strength, knowledge of medicine, and ready wealth lead the local people to regard him as a supernatural being in league with the Devil. Living incognito, he is known as Elshender the Recluse. Vere lives nearby with his daughter Isabella who has fallen in love with Earnscliff's son, Patrick. Vere opposes the union, and, in order to further his Jacobite schemes, forces Isabella to consent to marriage with Sir Frederick Langley. Isabella appeals to Mauley for assistance. As Vere's expenditures have brought his lands under Mauley's control, he is able to show Langley that Isabella is penniless without his consent, and the marriage is prevented at the last minute. The Jacobite plot is discovered, and Vere and Langley flee the country. Revealing his true identity, Mauley bestows his fortune upon Isabella who marries Patrick Earnscliff. Mauley disappears and his ultimate fate remains a mystery.
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Sir Walter Scott was born on August 15, 1771, in Edinburgh, Scotland, to Walter Scott, a Writer to the Signet, and Anne Rutherford, a descendant of both the Clan Swinton and the Haliburton family. As the ninth child in the family, Scott faced significant challenges early on, including the death of six siblings in infancy. A bout of polio in 1773 left him lame, leading to his relocation to the Scottish Borders for treatment. His time spent in the rural area with his paternal grandparents exposed him to local tales, legends, and folklore, which greatly influenced his later writing. Scott returned to Edinburgh in 1775, and after further education, he attended the Royal High School and later Kelso Grammar School, where he met key future business partners. His experiences in these formative years shaped his deep interest in history, literature, and storytelling, laying the foundation for his later work as a novelist, poet, and historian. Throughout his life, Scott made significant contributions to European Romanticism and is remembered for works such as "Ivanhoe," "Rob Roy," and "Waverley," which remain classics of Scottish and European literature.