Old Mortality, Volume 2 is the second volume of Sir Walter Scott's historical novel set during the Scottish Covenanter Wars of the 1670s. The novel tells the story of Henry Morton, a young man who is torn between his loyalty to the king and his sympathy for the Covenanters. In Volume 2, Morton is forced to flee for his life after being accused of treason. He travels to the Highlands, where he meets a group of Covenanters who are led by a charismatic preacher named Burley. Morton eventually returns to the Lowlands, where he joins forces with the Covenanters in their fight against the king's forces. He is instrumental in the Battle of Drumclog, where the Covenanters are victorious. Old Mortality, Volume 2 is a powerful and moving novel that tells the story of a time of great conflict and upheaval in Scotland. It is a story of love, loss, and redemption, and it is a testament to the power of the human spirit.
Sir Walter Scott was a Scottish author, poet, playwright, and historian who lived from 15 August 1771 to 21 September 1832. His narrative poems The Lady of the Lake and Marmion, as well as his novels Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, Waverley, Old Mortality, The Heart of Mid-Lothian, and The Bride of Lammermoor, are still regarded as classics of European and Scottish literature. He had a big impact on both European and American literature. He had a big impact on both European and American literature. He was able to combine his work as a writer and editor with his responsibilities as an advocate, judge, and legal administrator thanks to his day job as the Clerk of Session and Sheriff-Depute of Selkirkshire. He served as the longtime president of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1820–1832), a senior member of the Tories in Edinburgh, and a vice president of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. He was also interested in the Highland Society (1827–1829). He was able to create the historical book genre as a prime example of European Romanticism thanks to his historical knowledge and literary talent. On April 22, 1820, he created a baronet "of Abbotsford in the County of Rexburg," Scotland; the title was abolished upon the death of his son in 1847.
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