Julian Peveril, heir to an old royalist family in Derbyshire, loves Alice Bridgenorth, daughter of the Puritan neighbour who once spared his father’s life. When Titus Oates’s Popish Plot sweeps England, both families are drawn into intrigue that takes Julian from the Isle of Man to London, the Tower and the court of Charles II.
Scott’s longest novel, a panorama of Restoration England for readers who enjoy Woodstock or Old Mortality. Download the free EPUB.