Sir Walter Scott 
Chronicles of the Canongate (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) 

Published in 1827,
Chronicles of the Canongate marks Sir Walter Scott’s first foray into shorter fiction. This collection of three stories–‘The Highland Widow, ‘ ‘The Two Drovers, ‘ and ‘The Surgeon’s Daughter’–delves into the dramatic lives of Scottish characters finding adventure away from home in the late eighteenth century.