num_pages: 548
description: Waverley is an historical novel by Sir Walter Scott . Published anonymously in 1814 as Scott's first venture into prose fiction, it is often regarded as the first historical novel in the western tradition. The book became so popular that Scott's later novels were advertised as being "by the author of Waverley". His series of works on similar themes written during the same period have become collectively known as the "Waverley Novels".
language: English
title: Waverley
titlecomplete: Waverley
characters: Davie Gellatley, Rose Bradwardine, Evan Dhu Maccombich, Edward Waverley, Fergus Mac-Ivor Vich Ian Vohr, Flora Mac-Ivor, Donald Bean Lean, Flora McIvor
genres: Fiction, Historical, Adventure, British Literature, Scotland, Literature, Classics, Novels, 19th Century, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 5517
places: Scotland
publisher: Alan Rodgers Books