On the east coast of Scotland in the 1790s, Jonathan Oldbuck of Monkbarns collects old coins and older theories, and befriends a reserved young man who calls himself Lovel. Around them gather the proud, impoverished Sir Arthur Wardour and his daughter Isabella, the shrewd beggar Edie Ochiltree, and a German adept promising buried treasure.
Among Scott’s warmest and funniest novels, first published in 1816. Download the free EPUB.