For nearly a century, they were among the most popular and widely read novels in all of europe. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. One of the most influential works on sir walter scott,the hero of the waverley novelsis a model for reconstructing ideas common at a given period in time. Walter scott, sir walter scott, waverley novels, waverley, ivanhoe, rob roy collection. Pdf with over two hundred years between the waverley novels and us, it is difficult to understand just what walter scott wizard of the north. Scotts first venture into prose fiction, anonymously published in 1814, often. Librivox recording of waverley, volume 1, by sir walter scott. Waverley by walter scott full text free book full text archive. Having undertaken to give an introductory account of the compositions which are here offered to the public, with.
Faq for information about file content and naming conventions. Last week, around 30,000 people downloaded books from my site 8 people gave donations. The later books bore the words by the author of waverley on. Waverley this project gutenberg public domain text has been produced in portable document format pdf by the electric book company. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook. Published anonymously in 1814 as scott s first venture into prose fiction, it is often regarded as one of the first historical novels in the western tradition. A historical novel set in the time of the jacobite uprising of 1745. A story of the jacobite rebellion of 1745, it reinterpreted and presented with living force the manners and. Sir walter scott scott sir walter, waverley, or, tis sixty years since, ed. Originally published in 1814, this edition, 1893 download links below donate buttons. The waverley novels by sir walter scott free ebook manybooks.
Waverley, by sir walter scott the project gutenberg ebook of waverley, or tis sixty years hence, complete, by sir walter scott this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. These books can take me from 2 to 10 hours to create. Davie donald, the heyday of sir walter scott london, 1961 chap. Or, tis sixty years since by walter scott free ebook. The waverley novels are a long series of novels by sir walter scott 17711832. Global grey free pdf, epub, kindle ebook, or read online pages pdf. The vague and wild use which i made of this advantage i cannot describe better than by referring my reader to the desultory studies of waverley in a similar. Opus, the definitive version of the waverley novels. Because scott did not publicly acknowledge authorship until 1827, the series takes its name from waverley, the first novel of the series released in 1814. It was one of the rare and happy cases in literary history when something original and powerful was immediately recognized and enjoyed by a large public. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. Humphrey richard, walter scott waverley landmarks of world literature, cambridge, 1993. Waverley is set during the jacobite rebellion of 1745, which sought to restore the stuart dynasty in the person of charles edward stuart or bonnie prince charlie.