Peveril of the Peak
                                            
                            By Sir Walter Scott
                            
                                22 Oct, 2019                            
                            
                         
                                        
                                                                        Peveril of the Peak (1823) is the longest novel by Sir Walter Scott. Along with Ivanhoe, Woodstock, and Kenilworth, this is one of Scott's English novels, with the main action taking place around 1678. Julian Peveril, a Cavalier, is in love with Ali
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                                                Peveril of the Peak (1823) is the longest novel by Sir Walter Scott. Along with Ivanhoe, Woodstock, and Kenilworth, this is one of Scott's English novels, with the main action taking place around 1678. Julian Peveril, a Cavalier, is in love with Alice Bridgenorth, a Roundhead's daughter, but both he and his father are accused of involvement with the "Popish Plot" of 1678. Most of the story takes place in Derbyshire, London, and on the Isle of Man. The title refers to Peveril Castle in Castleton, Derbyshire. Less