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Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project. The story takes place in scotland in 1679 during a time of political turmoil, when the dissenting covenanters were up in arms against the english king charles ii. The origin of old mortality, perhaps the best of scotts historical romances, is well known. Famous titles include ivanhoe, rob roy, old mortality, the lady of the lake, waverley, the heart of midlothian, and the bride of lammermoor.
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