Lay of the Last Minstrel
Sir Walter Scott
An aging minstrel seeks who hospitality at Newark Castle and in recompense tells a tale of a sixteenth-century Border feud. In the poem, Lady Margaret Scott of Buccleuch, the "Flower of Teviot" is beloved by Baron Henry of Cranstown an ally of the Ker Clan, but a deadly feud exists between the two border clans of Scott and Carr/Ker, which has resulted in the recent murder of Lady Margaret's father, Sir Walter Scott of Buccleuch by the Kers on the High Street in Edinburgh. Maragaret's widowed mother – Lady Janet – hates the Ker clan as a result, and is adamant in refusing her consent to any suggestion of marriage between the lovers. Summary by Wikipedia
Author - Sir Walter Scott.
Narrator - Peter Tucker.
Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Description:
An aging minstrel seeks who hospitality at Newark Castle and in recompense tells a tale of a sixteenth-century Border feud. In the poem, Lady Margaret Scott of Buccleuch, the "Flower of Teviot" is beloved by Baron Henry of Cranstown an ally of the Ker Clan, but a deadly feud exists between the two border clans of Scott and Carr/Ker, which has resulted in the recent murder of Lady Margaret's father, Sir Walter Scott of Buccleuch by the Kers on the High Street in Edinburgh. Maragaret's widowed mother – Lady Janet – hates the Ker clan as a result, and is adamant in refusing her consent to any suggestion of marriage between the lovers. Summary by Wikipedia Author - Sir Walter Scott. Narrator - Peter Tucker. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
Duration:00:27:40
Chapter 2
Duration:00:02:07
Chapter 3
Duration:00:21:32
Chapter 4
Duration:00:21:49
Chapter 5
Duration:00:20:25
Chapter 6
Duration:00:28:17
Chapter 7
Duration:00:23:37
Chapter 8
Duration:00:27:48