Waverley Or 'Tis Sixty Years Since |
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| Author:
| Scott, Walter |
| Editor:
| Lamont, Claire |
| Series title: | Oxford World's Classics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-283601-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1999 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $18.95 |
Book Description:
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Set during the Jacobite rising in Scotland in 1745, this novel springs from Scott's childhood recollections and his desire to preserve in writing the features of life in the Highlands and Lowlands of Scotland. Waverley was first published anonymously in 1814 and was Scott's first novel.
Set during the Jacobite rising in Scotland in 1745, this novel springs from Scott's childhood recollections and his desire to preserve in writing the features of life in the Highlands and Lowlands of Scotland. Waverley was first published anonymously in 1814 and was Scott's first novel.