EPISODE · Jun 6, 2026 · 31 MIN
The Heart of Mid-Lothian Volume 1 Chapter 7
from The Walter Scott Library · host Sir Walter Scott
In which a condemned man, spared the scaffold by royal reprieve, finds himself beset by a fierce and determined mob bent on executing their own dire justice within the walls of the prison. The grim and resolute assailants bear him in solemn procession to the place of his intended death, while the city reels in stunned silence, and the graver consequences of this act begin to stir the highest authority.
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In which a condemned man, spared the scaffold by royal reprieve, finds himself beset by a fierce and determined mob bent on executing their own dire justice within the walls of the prison. The grim and resolute assailants bear him in solemn procession to the place of his intended death, while the city reels in stunned silence, and the graver consequences of this act begin to stir the highest authority.
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