Sir Walter Scott Appreciation discussion

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I finished the book.

I'm sorry; i had wanted to re-read this book with the group but didn't have time. Too many other books going at once plus work, visa paperwork, and a 4-year-old.

Did you enjoy the book? I loved all of Scott's novels, with maybe 2 exceptions.

Lori, you certainly have your hands full. My husband retired in February and has started reading the classics. He just finished The Old Mortality and enjoyed it.

I finished it and here is my review:
It took me awhile to get into this book as I had so many others easier to read on the go. However, once I got half way I really got into the story and started to enjoy the story and the historical content.
Set during the 1745 final Jacobite uprising, Scott relates this time period and the manners and traditions of the Scottish people, with a keen eye to description and narrative. Some say too much so but I enjoyed immersing myself in his winding ways.
The ending for some was a little too sweet and yet for others, it was all too realistic of those who were charged with High Treason.
I think the book deserves 4 stars

I was wondering how likely it was that someone like Waverley would have been pardoned. Were these kings known to be clement?

There was another book of Scott's (probably more than one actually) where I wondered if a character's pardon had been historically unrealistic.

Lori wrote: "I was wondering how likely it was that someone like Waverley would have been pardoned. Were these kings known to be clement?

There was another book of Scott's (probably more than one actually) wh..."

Pardon's were given more on political reasons than anything. I think Waverley would have been pardoned in this case because of his worth to the crown as a loyal subject from then onwards.