"Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since" by Sir Walter Scott is a historical fiction novel that explores a young Englishman's journey into adulthood during a time of conflict in Scotland between Jacobites and Hanoverians. The story opens by painting a picture of the political climate and introducing Edward Waverley's family, highlighting the conflicting views of his loyalist uncle and his Whig father. As Edward begins his military service, he is sent on a path where he will struggle with loyalty and honor. All this happens against the background of Scottish political unrest, which shapes his identity.
Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since
By Walter Scott
Amidst political turmoil, a young soldier's journey will test his allegiances and redefine his sense of self.
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About the AuthorSir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, was a British novelist, poet and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature, notably the novels Ivanhoe (1819), Rob Roy (1817), Waverley (1814), Old Mortality (1816), The Heart of Mid-Lothian (1818), and The Bride of Lammermoor (1819), along with the narrative poems Marmion (1808) and The Lady of the Lake (1810). He had a major impact on European and American literature.
Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, was a British novelist, poet and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature, notably the novels Ivanhoe (1819), Rob Roy (1817), Waverley (1814), Old Mortality (1816), The Heart of Mid-Lothian (1818), and The Bride of Lammermoor (1819), along with the narrative poems Marmion (1808) and The Lady of the Lake (1810). He had a major impact on European and American literature.
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