Waverley

Name: Waverley
Author: Walter Scott
ISBN: 9781787243996

Author: Walter Scott
Series: World Classics
Language: English
Length: 562 pages
ISBN: 9781787243996
Published: 25 January 2018
Imprint: Sovereign

Jacobite Rebellion
1745
Edward Waverley
Highland Clans
Loyalty
English Roots
Conflict
Romance
Adventure
Historical Realism

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Description

"Waverley" by Walter Scott is an enthralling historical novel set during the Jacobite Rebellion in 1745. The protagonist, Edward Waverley, becomes embroiled in the conflict, torn between loyalty to his English roots and his growing affinity for the Highland clans. Scott masterfully captures the political and social turbulence of the time, blending romance, adventure, and historical realism. The novel paints a vivid picture of Scotland's landscapes, traditions, and the clash between two worlds. "Waverley" is a timeless exploration of identity, allegiance, and the impact of historical events on individual lives.

Author

Walter Scott (1771–1832) invented the historical novel as a popular art. Waverley, Ivanhoe, and Rob Roy taught Europe that the past could be walked through — tartan, crusade, and the clash of Highland and Hanoverian as living weather, not a school lesson. A poet and an Edinburgh lawyer before the novels made him famous, Scott wrote at a pace that built Abbotsford and a nation's tourist imagination.

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