EPISODE · Jun 8, 2026 · 22 MIN
The Heart of Mid-Lothian Volume 1 Chapter 13
from The Walter Scott Library · host Sir Walter Scott
In which a resolute young preacher, Reuben Butler, pursues urgent errands amidst the bustle and suspicion of Edinburgh following a dreadful riot, only to find himself imprisoned on dubious grounds and subjected to a close and searching examination before the town magistrates. Meanwhile, the examinations of other prisoners reveal the mingling of roguery and audacity in the city's underbelly, setting a sombre tone to the justice meted within the ancient Tolbooth’s walls.
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In which a resolute young preacher, Reuben Butler, pursues urgent errands amidst the bustle and suspicion of Edinburgh following a dreadful riot, only to find himself imprisoned on dubious grounds and subjected to a close and searching examination before the town magistrates. Meanwhile, the examinations of other prisoners reveal the mingling of roguery and audacity in the city's underbelly, setting a sombre tone to the justice meted within the ancient Tolbooth’s walls.
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