Waverley Novels Series by Walter Scott

3.66 · 136 ratings
  • Waverley (Waverley Novels #1)
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    Waverley (Waverley Novels #1)

    Walter Scott

    Rated: 3.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 1814

    Set during the Jacobite rising in Scotland in 1745, this novel springs from Scott's childhood recollections and his desire to preserve in writing the features of life in the Highlands and Lowlands of Scotland. Waverley was first published anonymously in 1814 and was Scott's first novel.

  • Rob Roy (Waverley Novels #4)
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    Rob Roy (Waverley Novels #4)

    Walter Scott

    Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings · published 1817

    First published in 1817, Rob Roy was not only a resounding success but also one of the first historical novels of its time. Full of swashbuckling action and intrigue, it tells the story of Frank Osbaldistone, the son of a wealthy British businessman, who travels to Scotland, where he is drawn into the lawless world of the fiercely noble outlaw Robert Roy MacGregor... more

  • Ivanhoe (Waverley Novels #5)
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    Ivanhoe (Waverley Novels #5)

    Walter Scott

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 65 ratings · published 1819

    Ivanhoe (1819) was the first of Scott's novels to adopt a purely English subject and was also his first attempt to combine history and romance, which later influenced Victorian medievalism. Set at the time of the Norman Conquest, Ivanhoe returns from the Crusades to claim his inheritance and the love of Rowena and becomes involved in the struggle between Richard Coeur de Lion and his Norman brother John... more

  • The Monastery (Waverley Novels #6)
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    The Monastery (Waverley Novels #6)

    Walter Scott

    Rated: 3.46 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings · published 1820

    This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.

  • Kenilworth (Waverley Novels #8)
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    Kenilworth (Waverley Novels #8)

    Walter Scott

    Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 1821

    Kenilworth. A Romance is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, first published on 8 January 1821. Set apparently in 1575, Kenilworth centers on the secret marriage of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, and Amy Robsart, daughter of Sir Hugh Robsart. Kenilworth is a novel of selfishness versus selflessness and ambition versus love. The novel gives a fair depiction of the Elizabethan court.

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