The Lady of the Lake

Sir Walter Scott's sweeping narrative poem of the Scottish Highlands, weaving love, honour, and clan rivalry around a mysterious lady and a hunted king. Romantic verse at its most stirring.

At a glance Across the lochs and glens of the Scottish Highlands, Sir Walter Scott sets a tale of… What it's about The Lady of the Lake is a long narrative poem set amid the mountains and… It centres on Ellen, the lady of the poem's title, who lives in retreat with her father… Against a backdrop of clan rivalry and royal intrigue, the poem unfolds a story of…

The Lady of the Lake is a long narrative poem set amid the mountains and waters of the Highlands. It centres on Ellen, the lady of the poem's title, who lives in retreat with her father, and on the several men whose…