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Old Mortality
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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 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.
First edition title page
First edition title page
Old Mortality on the Scott Monument, Edinburgh, sculpted by Andrew Currie
Old Mortality on the Scott Monument, Edinburgh, sculpted by Andrew Currie
Sculpture of "Old Mortality and His Pony" at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia
Sculpture of "Old Mortality and His Pony" at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia
'Old Mortality', Balmaclellan
'Old Mortality', Balmaclellan
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.
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
View from the Scott Monument of the Waverley Station roof, in Edinburgh, with Arthur's Seat in the background