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Credit: N. M. Price
Guy Mannering or The Astrologer is a novel by Sir Walter Scott, published anonymously in 1815. It tells the story of Harry Bertram, the son of the Laird of Ellangowan, who is kidnapped at the age of five, and follows the fortunes and adventures of Harry and his family in subsequent years. This illustration depicts several of the main characters in a ruined hamlet, Dernclough, which serves as a recurring location in the story.