The Surgeon's Daughter

A short historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, published in 1827 as part of the Chronicles of the Canongate. It follows a Fife surgeon's daughter, deceived by a treacherous suitor who sells her to an Indian rajah, and her rescue by a sea captain and Highland soldiers.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

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Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic historical novels›The 1700s, up to 1788›The seas and the wider world

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Adults›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic historical novels›The 1700s, up to 1788›The seas and the wider world