The protagonist of that novel walks barefoot to London to plead for the life of her sister Effie.
In one of this author's novels, the fiendish alchemist Demetrius Doboobie takes the name Dr. Alasco and prepares a poison which is counteracted by an antidote provided by Wayland Smith. This author's characteristic style was imitated by Alfred de Vigny in his novel Cinq-Mars. He wrote a novel in which Anthony Foster dies in a gold room in Cumnor Place, which ends with Richard Varney tricking Amy Robsart into falling to her death. This author used the pseudonym Jedediah Cleishbotham to write a novel whose first section depicts the storming of the Old Tolbooth prison. The protagonist of that novel walks barefoot to London to plead for the life of her sister Effie. His novel about the idealistic Jeanie Deans forms part of his series Tales of My Landlord. For 10 points, name this author of historical romances such as Kenilworth and The Heart of Midlothian.
In one of this author's novels, the fiendish alchemist Demetrius Doboobie takes the name Dr. Alasco and prepares a poison which is counteracted by an antidote provided by Wayland Smith.
Sir Walter Scott