The Legend of Montrose

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The Legend of Montrose is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott set during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in 17th-century Scotland, blending adventure, political intrigue, and romanticized portrayals of Highland life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical novel
author Sir Walter Scott
surface form: Walter Scott
basedOn campaigns of James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose
countryOfOrigin Scotland
featuresCharacter James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose
featuresHistoricalFigure James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose
fictionalUniverse Waverley universe
firstPublishedAs The Legend of Montrose self-linksurface differs
surface form: A Legend of Montrose
firstPublishedIn 1819
genre adventure fiction
historical fiction
war novel
hasAdaptation stage adaptation
hasAlternativeTitle The Legend of Montrose
surface form: A Legend of Montrose
hasLiterarySignificance contributes to development of the historical novel genre
example of Scott’s romanticized portrayal of Highland life
hasStyle romanticized depiction of Highland life
hasSubgenre romantic historical novel
hasTheme Highland culture
civil war
clan rivalry
honour
loyalty
political intrigue
includedInCollection Tales of My Landlord
surface form: Tales of My Landlord, Second Series
literaryMovement Romanticism
narrativeForm prose
narrativePerspective third-person narration
notableCharacter Allan M’Aulay
Allan M’Aulay
surface form: Angus M’Aulay

Dugald Dalgetty
Lord Menteith
originalLanguage English
originalPublisher Archibald Constable & Co.
surface form: Archibald Constable and Company
partOfSeries Waverley Novels
placeOfPublication Edinburgh
publicationMedium print
publishedTogetherWith The Bride of Lammermoor
settingEvent Wars of the Three Kingdoms
settingPeriod 17th century
settingPlace Scotland
settingRegion Scottish Highlands
timeOfAction 1640s

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Sir Walter Scott notableWork The Legend of Montrose
Montrose namedAfter The Legend of Montrose
subject surface form: Montrose, Colorado
this entity surface form: Montrose (novel by Sir Walter Scott)
Tales of My Landlord includesWork The Legend of Montrose
this entity surface form: A Legend of Montrose
The Legend of Montrose firstPublishedAs The Legend of Montrose self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: A Legend of Montrose
The Legend of Montrose hasAlternativeTitle The Legend of Montrose
this entity surface form: A Legend of Montrose