Early on, the protagonist's sister is unable to show that she did not kill her illegitimate child, landing her in the title location, Tolbooth Prison, with John Porteous.
The protagonist of this novel receives some funding from a comical suitor, the Laird of Dumbiedikes, and watches the death of two characters near Haribee Brow. One of those characters, who earlier had captured her, is hanged, and the other is her daughter, Madge Wildfire. The grandfather of the the protagonist's betrothed had once assisted the ancestor of the Duke of Argyll, allowing Reuben to give her a letter. One historically inspired character in this novel fired into a crowd at the hanging of Andrew Wilson, and that character is killed by a mob led by the protagonist's future brother-in-law dressed as a woman. Early on, the protagonist's sister is unable to show that she did not kill her illegitimate child, landing her in the title location, Tolbooth Prison, with John Porteous. For 10 points, identify this novel about the journey to London in search of a pardon undertaken by Jeanie Deans, a work by Sir Walter Scott.
The protagonist of this novel receives some funding from a comical suitor, the Laird of Dumbiedikes, and watches the death of two characters near Haribee Brow.
The Heart of Midlothian