Walter Scott’s novel “Old Mortality” vividly and engagingly tells of the famous Scottish uprising of 1679 for national independence and religious freedom. Against the background of turbulent historical events is depicted the dramatic story of two young people who fell in love with each other but found themselves in opposing camps. On their path lie countless dangers, insurmountable obstacles, and absurd accidents, but deep feeling, fidelity to their views and public duty, nobility, and self-sacrifice prove stronger. The novel won high praise from Lermontov and will not leave the modern reader indifferent either.