Saint Ronan's Well
First edition title page. | |
| Author | Sir Walter Scott |
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| Language | English and Lowland Scots |
| Series | Waverley Novels |
| Publisher | Archibald Constable and Co. (Edinburgh); Hurst, Robinson, and Co. (London) |
Publication date | 1823 |
| Publication place | Scotland |
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| Pages | 373 (Edinburgh Edition, 1995) |
| Preceded by | Quentin Durward |
| Followed by | Redgauntlet |
Saint Ronan's Well is the 18th of the Waverley novels written by Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832). First published in 1824, it is set in a fashionable spa in the Scottish Borders, and is the only Scott novel with a 19th-century setting. The story concerns the rivalry of two men: Valentine Bulmer, the Earl of Etherington, and his half-brother Francis Tyrrel. Both wish to marry Miss Clara Mowbray, who is the sister of John, the laird of Saint Ronan’s.