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St. Ronan's Well

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    Walter Scott's St. Ronan's Well is a historical fiction novel. Key subjects include country life and Scotland.

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    About St. Ronan's Well

    "St. Ronan's Well" by Walter Scott is a novel first published in 1824. Set in a fashionable Scottish spa town, it tells the story of two half-brothers—Valentine Bulmer, Earl of Etherington, and Francis Tyrrel—who both seek to marry Clara Mowbray. Their rivalry conceals dark secrets from the past, including betrayal, a mysterious ceremony, and deception. As tensions escalate through duels and gambling debts, the truth threatens to destroy Clara and expose the earl's carefully constructed lies.
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    • Historical fiction
    • Country life
    • Scotland
    • Black humor

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    Who wrote St. Ronan's Well?

    St. Ronan's Well was written by Walter Scott.

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    It is usually shelved as Historical Fiction.

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