OLD MORTALITY

Old Morality is a historical
novel based on the struggles of the Covenanters against the forces of both
Scotland and England in seventeenth century Scotland. It traces the movement
of the rebellion, from its victory at Drumclog to its ultimate defeat at Bothwell
Bridge, through the eyes of its protagonist Henry Morton. Considered one of
Scott’s finest novels, Old Morality demonstrates the cruelty and bigotry of
the human race, as well as the courage and the heroism it is capable of.