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Waverley; or, 'Tis sixty years since — Walter Scott

Waverley; or, 'Tis sixty years since

Walter Scott

  • Novel
  • Book language: English
  • 590 pages

Waverley is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, set in Scotland during the Jacobite rising of 1745. It follows Edward Waverley, a young Englishman whose experiences among Highland clans test his loyalties and ideals. Listeners can enjoy Scott's vivid portrayal of a turbulent period and his influence on the historical novel.

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Contents

  1. Waverley
  2. OR
  3. ’TIS SIXTY YEARS SINCE by Sir Walter Scott, BART.
  4. Contents
  5. List of Illustrations
  6. EDITOR’S NOTE.
  7. ADVERTISEMENT TO THE WAVERLEY NOVELS
  8. GENERAL PREFACE TO THE WAVERLEY NOVELS
  9. APPENDIX No. I.[*]
  10. No. II.
  11. CHAPTER V.
  12. No. III.
  13. WAVERLEY;
  14. ’T IS SIXTY YEARS SINCE.
  15. EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION TO WAVERLEY.
  16. INTRODUCTION
  17. PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION
  18. WAVERLEY
  19. ’TIS SIXTY YEARS SINCE
  20. CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY
  21. CHAPTER II. WAVERLEY-HONOUR—A RETROSPECT
  22. CHAPTER III. EDUCATION
  23. CHAPTER IV. CASTLE-BUILDING
  24. CHAPTER V. CHOICE OF A PROFESSION
  25. CHAPTER VI. THE ADIEUS OF WAVERLEY
  26. CHAPTER VII. A HORSE-QUARTER IN SCOTLAND
  27. CHAPTER VIII. A SCOTTISH MANOR-HOUSE SIXTY YEARS SINCE
  28. CHAPTER IX. MORE OF THE MANOR-HOUSE AND ITS ENVIRONS
  29. CHAPTER X. ROSE BRADWARDINE AND HER FATHER
  30. CHAPTER XI. THE BANQUET

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