The Waverley Pen made by MacNiven & Cameron of Edinburgh was named after the novel, after the Waverley nib was first made in 1850. The pen was marketed from 1864.

Sir Walter Scott’s Waverley; or, ’Tis Sixty Years Since, first published anonymously in 1814, was Scott’s first novel. Often comical and with aspects of a picaresque novel, Waverley depicts the travels of the …

May 21, 2025 · The novel’s protagonist, Edward Waverley, is devoted to his uncle, the Jacobite sympathizer Sir Edward Digby. Edward joins the army, becoming active in a Scottish regiment.

Waverley is set during the Jacobite Rising of 1745, which sought to restore the Stuart dynasty in the person of Charles Edward Stuart (or 'Bonnie Prince Charlie'). It relates the story of a young dreamer …

The Waverley Novels, a series of more than two dozen historical novels published by Sir Walter Scott between 1814 and 1832. Although the novels were extremely popular and strongly promoted at the …

The origin of the story of “Waverley,” and the particular facts on which it is founded, are given in the separate introduction prefixed to that romance in this edition, and require no notice in this place.

Mar 27, 2012 · Sir Walter Scott was one of the bestselling novelists of the nineteenth century and is credited with establishing the historical novel. His first novel, Waverley (1814), tells the story of …

"Waverley," written by Sir Walter Scott and published in 1814, is a foundational work in the genre of historical fiction and is celebrated for its portrayal of Scotland's Jacobite uprising in the 18th century.

Nov 30, 2023 · Waverley, written by Sir Walter Scott, is a renowned historical novel published in 1814. Set during the Jacobite uprising in 1745, the novel follows the journey of the young English soldier, …

‘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 …