The Black Dwarf

Name: The Black Dwarf
Author: Walter Scott
ISBN: 9781787244085

Author: Walter Scott
Series: World Classics
Language: English
Length: 156 pages
ISBN: 9781787244085
Published: 25 January 2018
Imprint: Sovereign

Scottish Borders
18th Century
Mysterious Dwarf
Villagers
Political Unrest
Secrets
Treachery
Historical Fiction
Folklore
Supernatural Elements

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Description

"The Black Dwarf" by Walter Scott unfolds in the Scottish Borders during the 18th century. The narrative revolves around the mysterious dwarf Elshie, whose presence disrupts the lives of the surrounding villagers. As the characters grapple with political unrest and personal conflicts, they uncover a web of secrets and treachery. Scott weaves together historical elements, folklore, and a touch of the supernatural, creating a compelling tale of intrigue, revenge, and the consequences of human folly against the backdrop of a tumultuous historical period.

Author

Walter Scott (1771–1832) invented the historical novel as a popular art. Waverley, Ivanhoe, and Rob Roy taught Europe that the past could be walked through — tartan, crusade, and the clash of Highland and Hanoverian as living weather, not a school lesson. A poet and an Edinburgh lawyer before the novels made him famous, Scott wrote at a pace that built Abbotsford and a nation's tourist imagination.

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