Chronicles of the Canongate by Sir Walter Scott Fiction Historical Literary Classics

<p><strong>Known better for his novel-length work Sir Walter Scott nevertheless wrote a few short stories.</strong> This volume consist of three of Scott's tragic short stories: The Highland Widow a tale of Elspat the widow of MacTavish Mhor one of the last of the Highland marauders and her ill-fated attempt to have her son follow in her husband's footsteps; The Two Drovers the story of a dispute between a Highland drover and his Yorkshire companion; and The Surgeon's Daughter a tale of a wife lured to India by her husband to help further his ambitions and greed.</p>