Edie Ochiltree
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Edie Ochiltree is a fictional character in Sir Walter Scott's 1816 novel The Antiquary, a licensed beggar of the legally protected class known as Blue-gowns or bedesmen, who follows a regular beat aro
Edie Ochiltree in an 1844 graphite drawing by Mary E. Sealy
The gravestone of Andrew Gemmels
Jonathan Oldbuck
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Jonathan Oldbuck is the leading character in Sir Walter Scott's 1816 novel The Antiquary. In accordance with Scottish custom he is often addressed by the name of his house, Monkbarns. He is devoted to
Edie Ochiltree
…around the fictional Scottish town of Fairport. Scott based his character on Andrew Gemmels, a real beggar he had known in his childhood. Along with Jonathan Oldbuck, the novel's title-character, Ochiltree is widely seen as one of Scott's finest creations. Jonathan Oldbuck, the antiquary of the novel's title, says…
"The Laird of Monkbarns Arming Himself on the Alarm of Invasion" by William Allan, engraved by Charles Warren