Sir Walter Scott

Waverley

1814 · Sir Walter Scott

The story of Edward Waverley, a naïve, sensitive young man who is posted to Scotland with his regiment, and becomes caught between the clans of the…

Guy Mannering

1815 · Sir Walter Scott

A novel by Sir Walter Scott, published anonymously in 1815. It tells the story of Henry Bertram, the son of the Laird of Ellangowan, who is kidnapped…

The Antiquary

1816 · Sir Walter Scott

The Antiquary is a 1816 novel by Walter Scott, the third in the Waverley series. The story centers on an antiquary, an amateur historian and…

Rob Roy

Year unknown · Sir Walter Scott

A historical novel first published in 1817, it was one of the first popular novels to use regional dialect, including Scottish Highland and Lowland…

Ivanhoe

1823 · Sir Walter Scott

Sir Walter Scott, the father of the historical novel, created a literary form that has remained popular for over 150 years. His novel Ivanhoe,…

A Legend of Montrose and the Black Dwarf

Year unknown · Sir Walter Scott

Old Mortality

Year unknown · Sir Walter Scott

Set in 1679 after the murder of Archbishop Sharpe, this novel depicts rebellion as the Covenanting army challenges the King's forces under…

Kenilworth

1821 · Sir Walter Scott

Kenilworth. A Romance is a historical romance novel by Sir Walter Scott, part of the Waverley series, published on 13 January 1821. The story is set…

The Pirate

1822 · Sir Walter Scott

The Pirate is one of the Waverley novels by Sir Walter Scott, published in 1822 and based roughly on the life of John Gow, who features as Captain…

The Heart of Midlothian

Year unknown · Sir Walter Scott

This novel is focused on the trials for murder of John Porteous and of Effie Deans in 1736 and 1737, framed as a chronicle spanning the eighty years…

The Black Dwarf

1816 · Sir Walter Scott

The Black Dwarf is a novel by Walter Scott, part of his Tales of My Landlord, first series, published in 1816. It is set in 1708 in the Scottish…

The Tale of Old Mortality

1816 · Sir Walter Scott

Old Mortality is a Waverley novel by Walter Scott, set in south west Scotland. It is part of the first series of his Tales of My Landlord, along with…

The Heart of Midlothian

1818 · Sir Walter Scott

The Heart of Mid-Lothian is the seventh of Sir Walter Scott's Waverley Novels. It was first published in four volumes on 25 July 1818, under the…

The Bride of Lammermoor

1819 · Sir Walter Scott

The Bride of Lammermoor is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, published in 1819 as part of the Waverley series. Set in the Lammermuir Hills of…

A Legend of Montrose

1819 · Sir Walter Scott

A Legend of Montrose is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, set in Scotland in the 1640s during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Along with The…

Count Robert of Paris

1832 · Sir Walter Scott

Count Robert of Paris (1832) is the second-last novel in Walter Scott's Waverley series. It is part of Tales of My Landlord, fourth series, and is…

Castle Dangerous

1831 · Sir Walter Scott

Castle Dangerous (1831) is the final novel in Walter Scott's Waverley series and part of Tales of My Landlord, fourth series, which also includes…

The Betrothed

1825 · Sir Walter Scott

The Betrothed is a novel by Sir Walter Scott, part of the Waverley series, published in 1825. It is set in the Welsh Marches during the 12th century…

The Talisman

1825 · Sir Walter Scott

The Talisman is one of the Waverley novels by Sir Walter Scott. Published in 1825 as the second of his Tales of the Crusaders, it is set during the…

The Monastery: a Romance

1820 · Sir Walter Scott

The Monastery: a Romance (1820) is a historical novel by Walter Scott, part of the Waverley series. It takes place in the Scottish Borders during the…

The Abbot

1820 · Sir Walter Scott

The Abbot (1820) is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, part of the Waverley series. It serves as a sequel to The Monastery and is set in 1567…