"Waverley Novels — Volume 12" by Walter Scott is filled with historical fiction from the early 1800s. The book contains stories such as "Count Robert of Paris" and "Castle Dangerous," placing readers right in the middle of important historical periods. It explores big ideas like courage and respect, and how different groups of people interacted in real life during those times. "Count Robert of Paris" starts off in Constantinople during Emperor Alexius Comnenus's time in the 11th century, showing a city in chaos. You get a good look at the city and what was going on politically. The Emperor is battling enemies and dealing with plots from within. A Varangian soldier stands out, and as the story moves forward, we learn about what drives each character and that there will be a major conflict where personal goals clash with the destiny of the entire empire.
Waverley Novels — Volume 12
By Walter Scott
In a world of emperors, conspiracies, and clashing cultures, a lone soldier becomes key to an empire's fate.
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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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