Project Gutenberg 2004-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 280 Scott, Walter 1771 1832 Scott, Sir Walter Malagrowther, Malachi Cleishbotham, Jedediah Templeton, Laurence The Surgeon's Daughter Text file produced by D Garcia, David Moynihan, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "The Surgeon's Daughter" by Sir Walter Scott is a novel written in the early 19th century that explores themes of love, duty, and the complexities of social class. The story centers around Dr. Gideon Gray, a devoted and compassionate village surgeon in Scotland, and the unfolding drama relating to a young woman named Zilia de Moncada, who is caught in a web of familial and romantic turmoil stemming from her concealed identity and circumstances. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to Dr. Gray as he navigates his responsibilities and the challenges of his profession in a rural Scottish community. A mysterious event occurs when a lady of unknown background, later revealed to be Zilia, arrives at his door seeking assistance during a critical moment in her life. Complications arise as Dr. Gray learns of Zilia's father, Matthias de Moncada, and the implications of her status. The opening sets the stage for a dramatic interplay of societal expectations and personal choices, as Dr. Gray tries to protect Zilia and her child against threats from her father and the societal norms of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en India -- Fiction Scots -- India -- Fiction PR Text Historical Fiction Category: Novels Category: British Literature 477542 2025-08-03T07:44:39.104532 text/html 489265 2021-01-27T02:45:07 text/html 242531 2025-08-03T07:44:46.583947 application/epub+zip 251188 2025-08-03T07:44:41.938500 application/epub+zip 235970 2025-08-03T07:44:40.804494 application/epub+zip 441267 2025-08-03T07:44:50.335980 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 413701 2025-08-03T07:44:45.881982 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 371441 2022-09-03T11:50:10.356502 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 418777 2025-08-03T07:44:38.416500 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 418544 2018-02-27T09:26:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 414518 2013-07-03T15:45:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20622 2025-08-03T07:44:50.469934 application/rdf+xml 13696 2025-08-03T07:44:41.296487 image/jpeg 3809 2025-08-03T07:44:41.046480 image/jpeg 160421 2018-03-20T06:52:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 167930 2021-01-27T02:45:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 160000 2013-07-03T15:45:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 235835 2025-08-03T07:44:39.139687 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia