The Scottish Chiefs by Jane Porter, Illustrations by N. C. Wyeth. A romantic, suspenseful novel of Scotland's 14th-century heroes, Sir William Wallace and Robert the Bruce. First published in 1809 to spectacular success throughout Europe, this new edition captures the grandeur of the earlier edition, with Wyeth's glorious paintings reproduced in this work. When, in 1296, the nobles of Scotland, together with their weak King Baliol, placed Scotland under the tyrannical rule of King Edward I of England, some of the Scottish nobles were very much ashamed. One of these was Sir William Wallace....
The Scottish Chiefs by Jane Porter, Illustrations by N. C. Wyeth. A romantic, suspenseful novel of Scotland's 14th-century heroes, Sir William Wallace...