The Fair Maid of Perth
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The Fair Maid of Perth is an 1828 novel by Sir Walter Scott, one of the Waverley novels. Inspired by the strange, but historically true, story of the Battle of the North Inch, it is set in Perth and other parts of Scotland around 1400.
Catharine and Ramorny at the Dungeon 1859 by T Faed & J Andrews
The Fair Maid's House in Perth
The Fair Maid of Perth, a bronze statue by Graham Ibbeson, sits near the east end of Perth's High Street
North Inch of Perth, today
Waverley novels
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The Waverley Novels are a long series of novels by Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832). For nearly a century, they were among the most popular and widely read novels in Europe.
Illustration from The Graphic of Arthur Sullivan's operatic adaptation of Ivanhoe.
View from the Scott Monument of the Waverley Station roof, in Edinburgh, with Arthur's Seat in the background