The Betrothed (1825 novel)

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The Betrothed
Author	Sir Walter Scott
Country	Scotland
Language	English
Series	Tales of the Crusaders
Genre(s)	Historical novel
Publisher	Archibald Constable and Co.
Publication date	June 22, 1825
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
ISBN	NA

The Betrothed is an 1825 novel, by Sir Walter Scott. It is the first part of the Tales of the Crusaders, along with The Talisman.

Scott himself was pessimistic about the success of the book, and Hesketh Pearson, his biographer has written:

"The Betrothed was clearly composed in a somnolent if not stertorous condition, and would score high marks in a competition to decide which was the dreariest and stupidest book ever produced by a writer of genius." (Walter Scott: His Life and Personality, p. 54)

James Ballantyne was not keen on the work either.

[edit] Plot summary

The action takes place in the Welsh Marches during the reign of Henry II.

[edit] External links

• The Betrothed, available at Project Gutenberg.
• The Betrothed at Walter Scott Digital Archive, the University of Edinburgh library

v • d • e Works by Walter Scott Novels: Waverley (1814) • Guy Mannering (1815) • The Antiquary (1816) • The Black Dwarf (1816) • Old Mortality (1816) • Rob Roy (1817) • The Heart of Midlothian (1818) • The Bride of Lammermoor (1819) • A Legend of Montrose (1819) • Ivanhoe (1819) • The Monastery (1820) • The Abbot (1820) • Kenilworth (1821) • The Pirate (1821) • The Fortunes of Nigel (1822) • Peveril of the Peak (1823) • Quentin Durward (1823) • St. Ronan's Well (1823) • Redgauntlet (1824) • The Betrothed (1825) • The Talisman (1825) • Woodstock (1826) • Chronicles of the Canongate (1827) • The Fair Maid of Perth (1828) • Anne of Geierstein (1829) • Count Robert of Paris (1831) • Castle Dangerous (1831)