The Fair Maid of Perth

Sir Walter Scott was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet. Scott was the first modern English-language author to have a truly international career in his lifetime,with many contemporary readers in Europe, Australia, and North America. His novels and poetry are still read, and many of his works remain classics of both English-language literature and of Scottish literature.


'The Fair Maid Of Perth' is a historical novel first published in 1828 and later it was made into an opera. The story is set in Scotland, precisely in the town of Perth. It tells us about a beautiful daughter of a glovemaker that falls in love with an armourer. But their road to happiness is full of obstacles, and eventually they become involved in the web of intrigues. Will the two loving hearts be happy? Read this classical novel and you will know!