Sir Walter Scott's The Fair Maid of Perth is one of The Waverley Novels, a series that made Scott famous as the world s best-selling novelist and the pioneer of the historical novel. Set in the late fourteenth century, against a background of feuding between King Robert III and Scotland's unruly nobility, The Fair Maid of Perth follows the fortunes of a pair of lovers caught up in the longstanding conflict between two bellicose Highland clans, Clan Kay and Clan Chattan. Perth: Scott's Fair City is a celebration of Sir Walter Scott's The Fair Maid of Perth and a guide to the twenty-first century city through the looking glass of the story. It will delight those who live and work in Perthshire, visitors, and fans of Sir Walter Scott, alike. |
