The Keepsake Stories Author:Walter Scott The Keepsake Stories are the short stories by Sir Walter Scott which appeared in The Keepsake for 1829, a literary annual published for Christmas 1828. First was a ghost story called "The Tapestried Chamber, or, The Lady in the Sacque", about a woman who had committed crimes too horrible to be told. The second story is about honor and a histor... more »ic yet powerful Saxon two-handed sword, called "Death of the Laird's Jock", and lastly, "The Surgeon's Daughter" about honor, and wrong being righted, there is an ending like King John in disguise in Sherwood Forrest, where an elephant is used as an assassin. These stories are quite enjoyable today, as they were in 1828, as Scott was a brilliant story teller. Moving, provoking and magical in their way, you'll enjoy this book at Christmas, or any time of the year!« less