Narrative poem · 1815

The Lord of the Isles

A Poem in Six Cantos

by Sir Walter Scott

A verse romance of the Scottish Wars of Independence, from Robert the Bruce's return to the Hebrides in 1307 to his victory at Bannockburn, woven round the story of Edith of Lorn.

Contents · 6 parts

• Canto Firstabout 640 lines
• Canto Secondabout 640 lines
• Canto Thirdabout 740 lines
• Canto Fourthabout 780 lines
• Canto Fifthabout 820 lines
• Canto Sixthabout 970 lines

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