The Bride of Lammermoor

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Bride of Lammermoor by Sir Walter Scott. Read in English by Gillian Hendrie An historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, part of the Tales of My Landlord series, published anonymously in 1819. Based on a true story, it is set in south-east Scotland and (in this edition) in the reign of Queen Anne, after the 1707 Acts of Union which joined Scotland and England. It tells of a tragic love affair between young Lucy Ashton and Edgar Ravenswood, her family's enemy. Lady Ashton sets out to end their engagement and make Lucy marry a man better placed politically. - Summary by Gillian Hendrie For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook 00-17 (195MB) M4B Audiobook 18-35 (194MB)

Directors & creators

Sir Walter Scott

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;fiction; romance; jacobites; acts of union

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