Walter Scott - the ancestor of the historical novel in England, a classic of world literature In the sixth volume of the collection of works entered the "Scottish" novel by Walter Scott "Edinburgh dungeon", which tells about a simple girl Gini Deans, who grew up in the family of a fanatic Puritan. The main character in the course of the plot solves a moral dilemma: "small" lie or truth She chooses the truth . Solving the problems that arose with the results of her choice, she goes on foot across the country to the Queen, achieves an audience, and t. d. Edinburgh Prison is undoubtedly one of Walter Scott's best novels.