Waverley
$37.40
- Paperback
576 pages
- Release Date
9 December 2011
Summary
Scott’s bestselling first novel: a tale of the wild Scottish highlands and loyalty to Bonnie Prince Charley
The first romantic historical novel and international bestseller, Waverley (1814) tells the story of Edward Waverley, a naive, sensitive young man who is posted to Scotland with his regiment, and becomes caught between the clans of the Jacobite Rising and the forces of the Hanoverian regime. He must decide whether he will follow the civilization he has always known, or be drawn …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140436600 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 014043660X |
| Author: | Walter Scott |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 576 |
| Release Date: | 9 December 2011 |
| Weight: | 394g |
| Dimensions: | 27mm x 128mm x 197mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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Walter Scott
Author Biographies
Walter Scott (1771-1832) was born and educated in Edinburgh. His most famous novels include Waverley, Ivanhoe, and Guy Mannering, but he first made his name as a poet. Scott was one of the best-selling novelists of the nineteenth century and is credited with establishing the historical novel.
Claire Lamont is Professor of English Romantic Literature at the University of Newcastle and series editor for Walter Scott in Penguin Classics.
Peter Garside is a Professorial Fellow at the University of Edinburgh.
Ian Duncan is Professor of English at Berkeley. His most recent book is Scott’s Shadow: The Novel in Romantic Edinburgh.
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