The Heart of Midlothian

The Heart of Midlothian is the name of a number of works based on the famous novel by Sir Walter Scott.

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.

Stage adaptations

La Vendéenne, described by Francis Gribble as "a drama based on the plot of The Heart of Midlothian" was written for the stage debut of the celebrated French actress Rachel and was first performed 24 July 1837.[1] Though, doubtless there were many unlicensed adaptations of Scott's work produced for the stage on earlier dates, The Heart of Midlothian was adapted for the stage by Dion Boucicault in the 1860s. It has been adapted for the screen twice in 1914, once under the same name, and once under the title A Woman's Triumph. A television version was released in 1966. Two operas have also been based upon the novel – La Prigione di Edimburgo (Imprisoned in Edinburgh) by the Italian composer Federico Ricci (1809–1877) and Jeanie Deans by the Scottish classical composer, Hamish MacCunn (1868–1916).

an opera in four acts by Hamish MacCunn (1868–1916) set to a libretto by Joseph Bennett