TY - BOOK AU - Scott,Walter TI - The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 AV - PR PY - 2004/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Historical fiction KW - Scotland -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction KW - Sisters -- Fiction KW - Trials (Murder) -- Fiction KW - Legal stories KW - Great Britain -- History -- George II, 1727-1760 -- Fiction KW - Women travelers -- Fiction KW - Scots -- England -- Fiction KW - Porteous Riots, 1736 -- Fiction KW - Women prisoners -- Fiction KW - Pardon -- Fiction N1 - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Heart_of_Midlothian; Release date is 2004-08-20; Produced by David Widger; Original publication data not identified N2 - "The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1" by Walter Scott is a novel published in 1818. Set against the backdrop of the 1736 Porteous Riots in Edinburgh, this tale follows two sisters whose lives take dramatically different paths. When Effie Deans faces execution for alleged infanticide, her steadfast sister Jeanie embarks on an epic journey to London to plead for royal mercy. The story weaves together historical upheaval, family loyalty, and moral conviction as Jeanie confronts dangerous obstacles in her desperate mission to save her sister from the gallows. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6942 ER -