Waverley [SCM]
by Walter Scott Author
(From Amazon): Set against the backdrop of the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, Waverley depicts the story of Edward Waverley, an idealistic daydreamer whose loyalty to his regiment is threatened when they are sent to the Scottish Highlands. When he finds himself drawn to the charismatic chieftain Fergus Mac-Ivor and his beautiful sister Flora, their ardent loyalty to Prince Charles Edward Stuart appeals to Waverley's romantic nature and he allies himself with their cause - a move that proves highly dangerous for the young officer. Scott's first novel was a huge success when it was published in 1814 and marked the start of his extraordinary literary success. With its vivid depiction of the wild Highland landscapes and patriotic clansmen, Waverley is a brilliant evocation of the old Scotland - a world Scott believed was swiftly disappearing in the face of a new, modern era.
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0140430717
- Print Status
- In Print
- Chapters
- 72
- Pages
- 608
- Suggested Grades
- 10th - 12th
- Geographical Setting
- Scotland
- Historical Setting
- 1745 - 1745
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Copyright
- 1981
- Written
- 1814
- URL
- http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5998
Chapters
- 1 Volume I: Introductory
- 2 Waverley Honour - A Retrospect
- 3 Education
- 4 Castle-Building
- 5 Choice of a Profession
- 6 The Adieus of Waverley
- 7 A Horse-Quarter in Scotland
- 8 A Scottish Manor-House Sixty Years Since
- 9 More of the Manor-House and Its Environs
- 10 Rose Bradwardine and her Father
- 11 The Banquet
- 12 Repentance and a Reconciliation
- 13 A More Rational Day Than the Last
- 14 Waverley Becomes Domesticated at Tully-Veolan
- 15 A Creagh, and Its Consequences
- 16 An Unexpected Ally Appears
- 17 The Hold of a Highland Robber
- 18 Waverley Proceeds on His Journey
- 19 The Chief and His Mansion
- 20 A Highland Feast
- 21 The Chieftain's Sister
- 22 Highland Minstrelsy
- 23 Waverley Continues at Glennaquoich
- 24 Stag-Hunt and Its Consequences
- 25 News from England
- 26 An Eclaircissement
- 27 Upon the Same Subject
- 28 A Letter from Tully-Veolan
- 29 Waverley's Reception in the Lowlands
- 1 Volume 2: Loss of a Horse's Shoe May be a Serious Inconvenience
- 2 An Examination
- 3 A Conference, and the Consequence
- 4 A Confidant
- 5 Things Mend a Little
- 6 A Volunteer Sixty Years Since
- 7 An Incident
- 8 Waverley Is Still in Distress
- 9 A Nocturnal Adventure
- 10 The Journey Is Continued
- 11 An Old and a New Acquaintance
- 12 The Mystery Begins to be Cleared
- 13 A Soldier's Dinner
- 14 The Ball
- 15 The March
- 16 An Incident Gives Rise to Unavailing Reflections
- 17 The Eve of Battle
- 18 The Conflict
- 19 An Unexpected Embarrassment
- 20 The English Prisoner
- 21 Rather Unimportant
- 22 Intrigues of Love and Politics
- 23 Intrigues of Society and Love
- 24 Fergus a Suitor
- 25 To One Thing Constant Never
- 26 A Brave Man in Sorrow
- 27 Exertion
- 28 The March
- 29 The Confusion of King Agramant's Camp
- 30 A Skirmish
- 31 Chapter of Accidents
- 32 A Journey to London
- 33 What's to be Done Next?
- 34 Desolation
- 35 Comparing of Notes
- 36 More Explanation
- 37 XXXVII
- 38 XXXVIII
- 39 XXXIX
- 40 XL
- 41 Dulce Domum
- 42 XLII
- 43 A Postscript Which Should Have Been a Preface
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