Note: First published late 1828 in The Keepsake for MDCCCXXIX (The Keepsake), pp. 186-92, credited to "Author of Waverley" (all caps) in the Table of Contents only "Sir Walter Scott" is first in the List of Contributors; the two-line story heading is (all caps):   Death of the Laird's Jock.   To the editor of The Keepsake. The two other works listed in Contents as "Author of Waverley" are credited in their headings as (all caps) "By the author of Waverley." --Google Books, as full view of this volume Some sources may report the first publication date as November or December or Christmas 1828, or as 1829.

Synopsis: Wikipedia provides plot summaries for all three of "The Keepsake Stories", three by Scott first published in The Keepsake for MDCCCXXXIX (all in the database December 2019).