Waverley (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Sir Walter Scott
- First Published: 1814
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: 1745
- Setting: England and Scotland
- Principal Characters: Edward Waverley, Baron Bradwardine, Rose Bradwardine, Evan Dhu Maccombich, Donald Bean Lean, Fergus Mac Ivor Vich Ian Vohr, Flora Mac Ivor, Prince Charles Edward Stuart
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: England or English people, Eighteenth century, Inheritance or succession, Adventure, Soldiers, Scotland or Scottish people, Outlaws, Battles, Nobility
- Locales: England, Scotland
The Story:
The English family of Waverley had long been known for its Jacobite sympathies. In 1745, Waverley-Honour, the ancestral home of the family, was a quiet retreat for Sir Everard Waverley, an elderly Jacobite. In an attempt to seek political advantage in London, his brother, Richard Waverley, had sworn loyalty to the king.
Edward Waverley, the son of Whig Richard, divided his time between his father and his Uncle Everard at Waverley-Honour. On that great estate, Edward was free to come and go as he pleased, for his tutor Pembroke, a devout dissenter, was often...
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