Difference between revisions of "The Heart of Midlothian"
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| − | ''[[The Heart of Midlothian]]'' is the name of | + | ''[[The Heart of Midlothian]]'' is the name of the famous novel by Sir Walter Scott ()[], as well as a number of works based on it. |
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It was originally published in four volumes by Archibald Constable in Edinburgh on 25 July 1818 and is seen by many as Scott's finest work. It tells of Jeanie Deans, a young woman from a family of highly devout Presbyterians, who goes to London, partly by foot, hoping to achieve an audience with the Queen through the influence of the Duke of Argyll, to receive a royal pardon for her sister, who was unjustly charged with infanticide. | It was originally published in four volumes by Archibald Constable in Edinburgh on 25 July 1818 and is seen by many as Scott's finest work. It tells of Jeanie Deans, a young woman from a family of highly devout Presbyterians, who goes to London, partly by foot, hoping to achieve an audience with the Queen through the influence of the Duke of Argyll, to receive a royal pardon for her sister, who was unjustly charged with infanticide. | ||
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| + | Many unlicensed adaptations of Scott's work produced for the stage after its initial publication. For example , according to Allardyce Nicoll (19: p.93, footnote 5), 1818 saw versions by Dibdin, Terry, Dimond, Montague and Jervis, plus one by an anonymous author. In 1824 a version by Murray was performed in Edinburgh. | ||
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| + | In addition, a number of authors, using alternative titles, also borrowed (sections of) the plot for - these include ''[[Filial Duty]]'' (McClaren, 1819), ''[[The Whistler]]'' (G.D. Pitt, 1833), ''[[La Vendéenne]]'', an Italian adaptation by Paul Duport (first performed 24 July 1837) etc. . | ||
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Dion Boucault adapted the novel as ''[[The Heart of Midlothian]]'' in the 1860s. | Dion Boucault adapted the novel as ''[[The Heart of Midlothian]]'' in the 1860s. | ||
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The novel was twice filmed in 1914, once under the same name, and once under the title ''[[A Woman's Triumph]]'' and a made for TV version was released in 1966. | The novel was twice filmed in 1914, once under the same name, and once under the title ''[[A Woman's Triumph]]'' and a made for TV version was released in 1966. | ||
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Revision as of 05:57, 16 May 2020
The Heart of Midlothian is the name of the famous novel by Sir Walter Scott ()[], as well as a number of works based on it.
The title also found in an earlier form as The Heart of Mid-Lothian
The novel
It was originally published in four volumes by Archibald Constable in Edinburgh on 25 July 1818 and is seen by many as Scott's finest work. It tells of Jeanie Deans, a young woman from a family of highly devout Presbyterians, who goes to London, partly by foot, hoping to achieve an audience with the Queen through the influence of the Duke of Argyll, to receive a royal pardon for her sister, who was unjustly charged with infanticide.
Stage adaptations
Many unlicensed adaptations of Scott's work produced for the stage after its initial publication. For example , according to Allardyce Nicoll (19: p.93, footnote 5), 1818 saw versions by Dibdin, Terry, Dimond, Montague and Jervis, plus one by an anonymous author. In 1824 a version by Murray was performed in Edinburgh.
In addition, a number of authors, using alternative titles, also borrowed (sections of) the plot for - these include Filial Duty (McClaren, 1819), The Whistler (G.D. Pitt, 1833), La Vendéenne, an Italian adaptation by Paul Duport (first performed 24 July 1837) etc. .
Dion Boucault adapted the novel as The Heart of Midlothian in the 1860s.
It was also turned into the opera La Prigione di Edimburgo ("Imprisoned in Edinburgh") by composer Federico Ricci (1809–1877) and as Jeanie Deans composer Hamish MacCunn (1868–1916) and librettist Joseph Bennett.
The novel was twice filmed in 1914, once under the same name, and once under the title A Woman's Triumph and a made for TV version was released in 1966.
