Young Nigel Olifaunt, Lord of Glenvarloch, comes south to the London of James I to recover a debt the Crown owes his ruined family. Guided by the honest goldsmith George Heriot, he is drawn into court flattery, gambling dens and the lawless sanctuary of Whitefriars, while the shrewd, pedantic king himself takes a hand in his affairs.
Scott’s portrait of King James is one of the finest comic characters in the Waverley novels. Download the free EPUB.