The Heart of Midlothian
by Walter Scottliterary work· published 1818
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"The Heart of Mid-Lothian is precisely focused on the trials for murder of John Porteous and of Effie Deans in 1736 and 1737. Yet it is a chronicle - Scott's only chronicle - which spans the eighty years of the life of David Deans, whose death takes place in 1751. It is the most complex of all Scott's narratives. It is also the most challenging in that it raises in an acute fashion the problem of a judicial system that does not produce justice.
Adaptations (2)
The Heart of Midlothian has been adapted into 2 films (1914). The most recent is A Woman's Triumph (1914).
The Heart of Midlothian1914 · film · dir. Frank Wilson · IMDb ↗A crofter's daughter has a child by an outlaw and is condemned to death when it is stolen by a midwife's mad daughter.
A Woman's Triumph1914 · film · dir. J. Searle Dawley · IMDb ↗Beanie and Effie Deans are the two daughters of old David Deans, a thrifty Scotchman and strict church member, living near Edinburgh
