The Fair Maid of Perth; Or, St. Valentine's Day

A historical novel by Walter Scott, first published in 1828, set in medieval Scotland and centered on events in Perth around St. Valentine's Day. This edition opens with a comic introductory frame in which a narrator recounts legends of Edinburgh's Holyrood Palace.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

Topic

Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic historical novels›Middle Ages, 500 to 1500›England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland

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Adults›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic historical novels›Middle Ages, 500 to 1500›England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland