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.
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
Walter Scott
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Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, was a Scottish novelist, poet and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature. He is known for his Waverley novels, which were, for
Waverley novels
…The Waverley novels are a long series of novels by Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832). For nearly a century, they were among the most popular and widely read novels in Europe. Because Scott did not publicly acknowledge…
Sir Walter Scott by Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1826
Scott's childhood at Sandyknowes, in the shadow of Smailholm Tower, introduced him to the tales and folklore of the Scottish Borders
The Scott family's home in George Square, Edinburgh, from about 1778
Sketch of Scott c.1800 by an unknown artist