Waverley (novel)
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Waverley; or, ’Tis Sixty Years Since is a historical novel by Walter Scott. Scott was already famous as a poet, and chose to publish Waverley anonymously in 1814 as his first venture into prose fictio
First Edinburgh edition
Disbanded, Waverley in Highland garb, illustration to 1893 edition, by J Pettie
Depicts Edward Waverley leaving his father's home of Waverley Honour on horseback (Waverley, ch. 2)
Steel engraving by C. Heath after a drawing by P. De Wint of a scene relating to Scott's novel Waverley. 1832. The University of Edinburgh Collections
Waverley novels
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The Waverley novels are a long series of novels by Sir Walter Scott. For nearly a century, they were among the most popular and widely read novels in Europe.
Waverley (novel)
…prevent me of the pleasure of writing again." His series of works on similar themes written during the same period have become collectively known as the "Waverley novels". The novel was well received by contemporary critics, and well liked by those who purchased novels in the early 19th century. It has continued in…
Illustration from The Graphic of Arthur Sullivan's operatic adaptation of Ivanhoe.
View from the Scott Monument of the Waverley Station roof, in Edinburgh, with Arthur's Seat in the background