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The Lady of the Lake

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First published: 1810
Pages: 239

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01 - Canto First - The Chase
41:25
02 - Canto Second - The Island
48:54
03 - Canto Third - The Gathering
41:33
04 - Canto Fourth - The Prophecy
44:28
05 - Canto Fifth - The Combat
50:34
06 - Canto Sixth - The Guard-room
50:29

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Walter Scott set this long narrative poem in the Scottish Highlands, where three stories braid together around Ellen Douglas, the lady who lives beside Loch Katrine. Three men pursue her love, an exiled nobleman clashes with the disguised King James V, and clan and crown drift toward open war. Scott moves the action through hunts, feuds, and a famous fiery cross summoning the Highlanders to battle. Published in 1810, the poem was a sensation, drawing tourists to the Trossachs and shaping romantic ideas of Scotland for a generation. Its lines later inspired both a Schubert song and the tune that became a well-known anthem. This free PDF and EPUB edition presents the complete poem.

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Walter Scott

Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) was a Scottish poet and novelist who effectively invented the historical novel with works like Ivanhoe and Waverley. Enormously popular across Europe, he shaped how the nineteenth century imagined the past.