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EPISODE · May 7, 2026 · 39 MIN

Old Mortality Volume 1 Chapter 10

from The Walter Scott Library · host Sir Walter Scott

In which the young and spirited Edith Bellenden, moved by compassion and a keen sense of duty, ventures with the aid of her faithful attendant to visit a prisoner whose plight deeply disturbs her, navigating the perils of military guard and courtly constraint with a bold but tender resolve. With the assistance of loyal allies and the hope of intervention from powerful relatives, she undertakes a secret mission to secure help for the captive, revealing the fragile intersection of affection, honour, and peril in troubled times.

In which the young and spirited Edith Bellenden, moved by compassion and a keen sense of duty, ventures with the aid of her faithful attendant to visit a prisoner whose plight deeply disturbs her, navigating the perils of military guard and courtly constraint with a bold but tender resolve. With the assistance of loyal allies and the hope of intervention from powerful relatives, she undertakes a secret mission to secure help for the captive, revealing the fragile intersection of affection, honour, and peril in troubled times.

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