Historical novel set in Kirkcudbrightshire in 1307. From the 1832 Introduction: 'The incidents on which the ensuing Novel mainly turns, are derived fromthe ancient Metrical Chronicle of 'The Brace,' by Archdeacon Barbour, and from the 'History of the Houses of Douglas and Angus,' by DavidHume of Godscroft; and are sustained by the immemorial tradition of thewestern parts of Scotland. They are so much in consonance with thespirit and manners of the troubled age to which they are referred, tha