Waverley; or, 'Tis sixty years since by Walter Scott

"Waverley; or, 'Tis sixty years since" by Walter Scott is a historical novel published in 1814. A young English gentleman receives a commission in a Scottish regiment on the eve of the Jacobite rising of 1745. During leave, he discovers his host supports the exiled Jacobite prince, forcing him to choose between loyalty to the Crown and admiration for the rebels' romantic cause. His honorable conduct earns him allies on both sides as the uprising unfolds toward its inevitable conclusion. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Scott, Walter, 1771-1832
Editor Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912
Title Waverley; or, 'Tis sixty years since
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Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waverley_(novel)
Credits Robert Rowe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team and David Widger
Reading Level Reading ease score: 60.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Historical fiction
Subject Scotland -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction
Subject Jacobite Rebellion, 1745-1746 -- Fiction
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EBook-No. 5998
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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