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Bibliography: The Fair Maid of Perth by Scott, Sir Walter

Title
The Fair Maid of Perth
Author
Scott, Sir Walter
Date
1828
Genre
fiction
Note Source
Song of the Lark Part I, Chap. 12
Note Relating to Cather
Dr. Archie "liked Scott's women. Constance de Beverley and the minstrel girl in 'The Fair Maid of Perth' ... were his heroines." The "minstrel girl," Louise, throws herself from a cliff when her love, Prince James, is murdered.