Old Mortality
Old Mortality is one of the Waverley novels by Walter Scott. Set in south west Scotland, it forms, along with The Black Dwarf, the 1st series of his Tales of My Landlord (1816). The novel deals with the period of the Covenanters, featuring their victory at Loudoun Hill (also known as the Battle of Drumclog) and their defeat at Bothwell Bridge, both in June 1679; a final section is set in 1689 at the time of the royalist defeat at Killiecrankie.
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| Author | Walter Scott |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Language | English, Lowland Scots |
| Series | Waverley Novels; Tales of my Landlord (1st series) |
| Genre | Historical novel |
| Publisher | William Blackwood, (Edinburgh); John Murray (London) |
Publication date | 2 December 1816 |
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| Pages | 353 (Edinburgh Edition, 1993) |
| Preceded by | The Black Dwarf |
| Followed by | Rob Roy |
Scott's original title was The Tale of Old Mortality, but this is generally shortened in most references.
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