Bag om The Lost Heir Of Linlithgow (1872)
The Lost Heir of Linlithgow is a historical novel written by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth and published in 1872. The story is set in Scotland during the seventeenth century and follows the life of a young man named Walter Leslie, who is the rightful heir to the estate of Linlithgow. However, he is forced to flee his home after his father is murdered and his mother is wrongly accused of the crime.Walter travels to London, where he becomes involved in a plot to overthrow King Charles II. He also falls in love with a woman named Edith, who is the daughter of a wealthy merchant. However, their love is threatened by the scheming Lady Bellenden, who is determined to marry Edith to her own son.As Walter struggles to clear his mother's name and claim his inheritance, he must also navigate the dangerous political landscape of seventeenth-century England. The Lost Heir of Linlithgow is a thrilling tale of adventure, romance, and intrigue, filled with vivid descriptions of Scottish and English life during this tumultuous period in history.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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