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Waverley (Oxford World's Classics)
Sir Walter Scott
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Description for Waverley (Oxford World's Classics)
Paperback. Edward Waverley, a young English soldier, is caught up in the Jacobite rising of 1745-6, the last civil war fought on British soil and the attempt to reinstate the Stuart monarchy. With Waverley Scott invented the modern historical novel and profoundly influenced the development of European and American fiction for a century at least. Editor(s): Lamont, Claire. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 27. Weight in Grams: 376.
'the most romantic parts of this narrative are precisely those which have a foundation in fact' Edward Waverley, a young English soldier in the Hanoverian army, is sent to Scotland where he finds himself caught up in events that quickly transform from the stuff of romance into nightmare. His character is fashioned through his experience of the Jacobite rising of 1745-6, the last civil war fought on British soil and the unsuccessful attempt to reinstate the Stuart monarchy, represented by Prince Charles Edward. Waverley's love for the spirited Flora MacIvor and his romantic nature ... Read more
'the most romantic parts of this narrative are precisely those which have a foundation in fact' Edward Waverley, a young English soldier in the Hanoverian army, is sent to Scotland where he finds himself caught up in events that quickly transform from the stuff of romance into nightmare. His character is fashioned through his experience of the Jacobite rising of 1745-6, the last civil war fought on British soil and the unsuccessful attempt to reinstate the Stuart monarchy, represented by Prince Charles Edward. Waverley's love for the spirited Flora MacIvor and his romantic nature ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198716594
SKU
V9780198716594
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Ref
99-6
About Sir Walter Scott
Claire Lamont is General Editor for the Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. She has published widely on Jane Austen and Romantic literature, and has edited Scott's The Heart of Midlothian and Austen's Sense and Sensibility for Oxford World's Classics. Kathryn Sutherland is the editor of Scott's Redgauntlet, Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations, and Austen-Leigh's Memoir ... Read more
Reviews for Waverley (Oxford World's Classics)
There are all sorts of good reasons to read Waverley; it's important, influential, deals with issues of identity and political loyalty which are most certainly still relevant, is interesting to read against the current political situation in Scotland too, but much more than that its also enjoyable.
Shiny New Books, Hayley Anderton
Shiny New Books, Hayley Anderton