02167cam a22003133u 4500 6428 UtSlPG 20260610133152.0 m cr n 260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PR Scott, Walter, 1771-1832 The Surgeon's Daughter Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2004 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2004-09-01 Text file produced by D Garcia, David Moynihan, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "The Surgeon's Daughter" by Sir Walter Scott is a novel written in the early 19th century that explores themes of love, duty, and the complexities of social class. The story centers around Dr. Gideon Gray, a devoted and compassionate village surgeon in Scotland, and the unfolding drama relating to a young woman named Zilia de Moncada, who is caught in a web of familial and romantic turmoil stemming from her concealed identity and circumstances. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to Dr. Gray as he navigates his responsibilities and the challenges of his profession in a rural Scottish community. A mysterious event occurs when a lady of unknown background, later revealed to be Zilia, arrives at his door seeking assistance during a critical moment in her life. Complications arise as Dr. Gray learns of Zilia's father, Matthias de Moncada, and the implications of her status. The opening sets the stage for a dramatic interplay of societal expectations and personal choices, as Dr. Gray tries to protect Zilia and her child against threats from her father and the societal norms of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified India -- Fiction Scots -- India -- Fiction https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6428 48450 48450