Waverley Format: Paperback

Scott, Walter (Author); Garside, Peter (Editor); Duncan, Ian (Introduction by)

ISBN 10: 014043660X / ISBN 13: 9780140436600

Published by Penguin Random House, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Waverley Format: Paperback
• Publisher: Penguin Random House
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 014043660X
• ISBN 13: 9780140436600
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: As New

About this title

Synopsis

The first historical novel and an international bestseller

Sir Walter Scott was one of the bestselling novelists of the nineteenth century and is credited with establishing the historical novel. His first novel, Waverley (1814), tells the story of Edward Waverley, a naïve young man who is posted to Scotland with his regiment. Edward must decide whether he will follow the civilization he has always known, or be drawn into an older world of honor. This edition is based on the authoritative Edinburgh version edited by Peter Garside.

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About the Author

Walter Scott (1771-1832) was born and educated in Edinburgh. He published several volumes of poetry and turned down the offer of the laureateship before concentrating on fiction. He is credited with establishing the form of the historical novel.