The Lady of the Lake

Edited by William Vaughn Moody

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"The Lady of the Lake" by Walter Scott is a narrative poem published in 1810. Set in the Scottish Highlands, it weaves together three intertwined plots: a romantic rivalry among three men vying for Ellen Douglas's love, a political feud between King James V and an exiled earl, and an brewing war between Lowland and Highland clans. Through six cantos spanning six days, Scott crafts a tale of love, loyalty, and conflict that would spark the nineteenth-century Highland Revival.

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