The Antiquary II

Scott enables the reader to understand how the past can help us better deal with the future. Sir Walter Scott (1771 - 1832) was a popular Scottish historical novelist and poet. Scott was the first English language author to have international popularity during his lifetime. His novels remain popular today. His most famous works include Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, The Lady of The Lake, Waverley, The Heart of Midlothian and The Bride of Lammermoor. The Antiquary completes the series of books dealing with social manners of Scotland. Waverly embraced the age of our fathers. Guy Mannering that of our youth and Antiquary covers the last ten years of the 18th century. Antiquary is set in the tense times of revolutionary France, In Antiquary a young man named Lovel travels idly toward the Scottish seaside town of Fairport. He meets the antiquary Jonathan Oldbuck who hides from reality by studying miscellaneous history. The slow unraveling of Lovel's identity will unearth the secrets and lies which have devastated the Earl of Glenallan. Will these discoveries reinstate the tottering fortunes of Sir Arthur Wardour and his daughter Isabella?