#MiniatureMonday
The lady of the lake : with illustrations.
By Sir Walter Scott
The Lady of the Lake is a poem by Sir Walter Scott, set in Scotland and first published in 1810. It is comprised of six cantos, which each tell the events of a day.
The poem tells a story of skirmishes between the Lowlanders--led by Scottish King James V--and Highland clans, as well as the contest between three men, including the disguised King James, to win the love of the daughter of a Highland chief.
While many of the main characters are historical figures, the events of the poem are otherwise fictionalized. The poem also has no connection to the Arthurian legend of the Lady of the Lake.
Bound in red plaid fabric, with lining papers illustrated in pale green floral pattern, and pages edged in gold; tiny brown label stamped in gold inside back cover: "Royal-Stewart." Brown leather spine label stamped in gold "Scott's Lady of the Lake." --Catalog
--Diane R., Special Collections Graduate Student
^ Here is a Scottish Highlander calf (native from that area, bred to be sturdy and intelligent to survive in the cold and rocky region) because they are very cute.
