The Antiquary
by Walter Scott
"Antiquarian" completes a series of books on Scotland's social behaviour. Waverly embraced the age of our parents. Guy Mannering, the history of our youth and antiques spans the last decade of the 18th century. In the tense times of revolutionary France, a young man named Lovell who is on an idle trip to the Scottish coastal city of Fairport. He meets the antique dealer Jonathan Aldbak, who hides from reality by studying different stories. A gradual unraveling of Lovell's personality will reveal the mysteries and lies that devastate Count Glenallan. Will these discoveries restore the terrible fortunes of Sir Arthur Wardur and his daughter Isabella?
