The Lady of The Lake by Walter Scott (1919)

The Lady of the Lake by Sir Walter Scott is a classic narrative poem presented here in a 1919 Macmillan’s Pocket American and English Classics edition, edited by Elizabeth A. Packard. Originally copyrighted in 1900, this Macmillan Company New York printing offers a collectible early twentieth-century school and study edition of one of Scott’s best-known works.

Set in the Scottish Highlands, The Lady of the Lake blends romance, chivalry, clan conflict, disguise, loyalty, and adventure. Scott’s vivid descriptions of landscape and character helped make the poem a lasting favourite among readers of Scottish literature and Romantic-era writing. With its compact classics format and editorial notes, this edition is especially appealing to students, teachers, collectors, and lovers of traditional poetry.

A strong choice for collectors of Macmillan classics, Sir Walter Scott, antique school editions, Scottish literature, and early 1900s literary books.

Hardcover, Cloth. Good. Heavy staining and soiling to the cloth covers. Significant fading and discoloration. Tape residue on the front pastedown. Small tears and chips to several pages.Corners and spine ends worn.