Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years SinceRead Books Ltd, 8 jun 2015 - 956 páginas This vintage book contains Sir Walter Scott's historical novel, "Waverley" (first published in 1814). It tells the story of Edward Waverley, a young English soldier who is sent to Scotland during the Jacobite uprising of 1714. He leaves his upper-class home in the north of England and travels first through the Scottish lowlands, and then into heart of the rebellion in the highlands. It is considered the first historical novel in western literature, and became so popular that his later works were often sold as being written by 'the author of Waverley'. This volume will appeal to those with an interest in eighteenth century Scottish history, and it is not to be missed by fans and collectors of Scott's seminal work. Sir Walter Scott (1771 - 1832), was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, and playwright - considered to be the first truly international English-language author. Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now, in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author. |
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... usual opportunity of revision. It is hoped that the present edition will be found free from errors of that accidental kind. The Author has also ventured to make some emendations of a different character, which, without being such ...
... usual opportunity of revision. It is hoped that the present edition will be found free from errors of that accidental kind. The Author has also ventured to make some emendations of a different character, which, without being such ...
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... usual amusements of young men. I was in a situation which rendered serious labour indispensable; for, neither possessing, on the one hand, any of those peculiar advantages which are supposed to favour a hasty advance in the profession ...
... usual amusements of young men. I was in a situation which rendered serious labour indispensable; for, neither possessing, on the one hand, any of those peculiar advantages which are supposed to favour a hasty advance in the profession ...
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... usual recommendations. Its progress was for some time slow; but after the first two or three months its popularity had increased in a degree which must have satisfied the expectations of the Author, had these been far more sanguine than ...
... usual recommendations. Its progress was for some time slow; but after the first two or three months its popularity had increased in a degree which must have satisfied the expectations of the Author, had these been far more sanguine than ...
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... usual stimulus for desiring personal reputation, the desire, namely, to float amidst the conversation of men. Of literary fame, whether merited or undeserved, I had already as much as might have contented a mind more ambitious than mine ...
... usual stimulus for desiring personal reputation, the desire, namely, to float amidst the conversation of men. Of literary fame, whether merited or undeserved, I had already as much as might have contented a mind more ambitious than mine ...
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... usual remedies, this was soon accomplished; while Lord Boteler, astonished at such a scene, anxiously inquired at St. Clere the meaning of what he saw, and whether more danger was to be expected? “For the present, I trust not,” said the ...
... usual remedies, this was soon accomplished; while Lord Boteler, astonished at such a scene, anxiously inquired at St. Clere the meaning of what he saw, and whether more danger was to be expected? “For the present, I trust not,” said the ...
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CHAPTER XXIII | |
CHAPTER XXIV | |
CHAPTER XXV | |
CHAPTER XXVI | |
CHAPTER XXVII | |
CHAPTER XXVIII | |
CHAPTER XXIX | |
WAVERLEY OR TIS SIXTY YEARS SINCE VOLUME II | |
CHAPTER IX | |
CHAPTER X | |
CHAPTER XI | |
CHAPTER XII | |
CHAPTER XIII | |
CHAPTER XIV | |
CHAPTER XV | |
CHAPTER XVI | |
CHAPTER XVII | |
CHAPTER XVIII | |
CHAPTER XIX | |
CHAPTER XX | |
CHAPTER XXI | |
CHAPTER XXII | |
CHAPTER XXX | |
CHAPTER XXXI | |
CHAPTER XXXII | |
CHAPTER XXXIII | |
CHAPTER XXXIV | |
CHAPTER XXXV | |
CHAPTER XXXVI | |
CHAPTER XXXVII | |
CHAPTER XXXVIII | |
CHAPTER XXXIX | |
CHAPTER XL | |
CHAPTER XLI | |
CHAPTER XLII | |
CHAPTER XLIII | |
NOTESVolume I | |
GLOSSARYVolume I | |
NOTESVolume II | |
GLOSSARYVolume II | |
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