description: 'The Heart of Midlothian' presents the story of Jeanie Deans, a dairymaid who journeys to London to beg for a reprieve for her sister. Set in the 1730s, the novel dramatises different kinds of justice, including lynching by an Edinburgh mob.
language: English
title: Heart of Midlothian
titlecomplete: Heart of Midlothian
characters: Davie Deans, Madge Wildfire, Jeanie Deans, John Porteous, Robert Wilson, Effie Deans, Meg Murdockson
genres: Fiction, Historical, British Literature, Classic Literature, Scotland, Literature, Classics, Novels, 19th Century, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 1332
places: Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
series: Tales of My Landlord
publisher: Houghton Mifflin College Div