Ebook
Old Mortality
Ebook · Sovereign
Old Mortality
- Author
- Walter Scott
- Series
- World Classics
- Language
- English
- Length
- 476 pages
- ISBN
- 9781787244030
- Published
- 25 January 2018
- Imprint
- Sovereign
- 17th-Century Scotland
- Henry Morton
- Royalists
- Covenanters
- Old Mortality
- Political Conflict
- Religious Strife
- Personal Sacrifices
- Love
- Loyalty
Description
"Old Mortality" by Walter Scott is a historical novel set in 17th-century Scotland. The story revolves around Henry Morton, a young man caught in the conflicts between Royalists and Covenanters. With the fanatical Old Mortality, he journeys through a politically charged landscape marked by religious strife and personal sacrifices. Scott weaves a tale of love, loyalty, and the tumultuous events of the Bishops' Wars. Against a backdrop of historical events, the characters confront moral dilemmas and navigate the complex web of politics and religion. "Old Mortality" stands as a powerful exploration of the human cost of ideological battles in a turbulent period.