<Tr> <Th> Media type </Th> <Td> Print (hardback and paperback) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Heart of Midlothian is the seventh of Sir Walter Scott's Waverley Novels . It was originally published in four volumes on 25 July 1818, under the title of Tales of My Landlord, 2nd series, and the author was given as "Jedediah Cleishbotham, Schoolmaster and Parish - clerk of Gandercleugh". Although the identity of the author of the Waverley Novels was well known by this time, Scott still chose to write under a pseudonym . The book was released only seven months after the highly successful Rob Roy . Scott was at the time recovering from illness, and wrote at an even more furious pace than usual . When the book was released, it more than matched the popularity of his last novel . </P> <P> The Heart of Midlothian is often regarded as Scott's finest novel . Much of the dialogue is in Lowland Scots, and some editions carry a glossary . </P> <P> The title of the book refers to the Old Tolbooth prison in Edinburgh, Scotland, at the time in the heart of the Scottish county of Midlothian . The historical backdrop was the event known as the Porteous riots . In 1736, a riot broke out in Edinburgh over the execution of two smugglers . The Captain of the City Guards, Captain John Porteous, ordered the soldiers to fire into the crowd, killing several people . Porteous was later killed by a lynch mob who stormed the Old Tolbooth . </P>

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