Peveril of the Peak

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name = Peveril of the Peak


author = Sir Walter Scott
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country = United Kingdom
language = English
series = Waverley Novels
genre = Historical novel
publisher = Constable and Co.
release_date = January 7, 1823
media_type = Print (Hardback)
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"Peveril of the Peak" (1823) is the longest novel by Sir Walter Scott. Along with "Ivanhoe", this is one of Scott's English set novels, with the action taking place during the English Civil War.

Explanation of the novel's title

The title refers to Peveril Castle in Castleton, Derbyshire.

Plot summary

Julian Peveril, a Cavalier, is in love with Alice Bridgenorth, a Roundhead's daughter, and the action is interwoven with the "Popish Plot" of 1678.

Characters in "Peveril of the Peak"

The 108 characters include a gallery of memorable historical figures, but the novel's popularity has waned considerably, not only because of Scott going out of fashion, but in comparison to various other novels by Scott.

Allusions and references

The character of Fenella, a deaf and dumb fairy-like attendant of the Countess of Derby, was suggested by Goethe's "Mignon" in "Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship".Fact|date=February 2007

External links

*gutenberg|no=5959
* [http://www.walterscott.lib.ed.ac.uk/works/novels/peak.html "Peveril of the Peak"] at [http://www.walterscott.lib.ed.ac.uk/ Walter Scott Digital Archive] , the University of Edinburgh library

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