Waverley Novels Books in Order
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long series of novels by Sir Walter Scott
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on Amazon1814 · 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…
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Buy on Amazon1815 · 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…
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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…
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Set in south-west Scotland in the immediate aftermath of the 1707 Union, this novel was intended to be a story about the first, abortive Jacobite…
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Set in 1679 after the murder of Archbishop Sharpe, this novel depicts rebellion as the Covenanting army challenges the King's forces under…
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A historical novel first published in 1817, it was one of the first popular novels to use regional dialect, including Scottish Highland and Lowland…
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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…
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This edition restores the action to 1703, before the Union of Scotland and England in 1707, rather than after it. Love is doomed as Edgar Ravenswood…
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Buy on Amazon1819 · 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,…
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The action is centred on the Monastery of Kennaquhair, probably based on Melrose Abbey in south east Scotland on the River Tweed, around 1550 as the…
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Buy on Amazon1821 · 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…
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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…
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The Fortunes of Nigel is one of the Waverley novels by Sir Walter Scott, published in 1822. The story is set in London during either 1623 or 1624 and…
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Peveril of the Peak (1823) is the longest novel by Walter Scott. Along with Ivanhoe, Kenilworth, and Woodstock, it is one of the English novels in…
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Quentin Durward is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, first published in 1823. The story centers on a Scottish archer serving the French King…
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Saint Ronan's Well is the 18th of the Waverley novels written by Sir Walter Scott. First published in 1824, it is set in a fashionable spa in the…
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Redgauntlet is an 1824 historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, part of the Waverley series. Set in Dumfriesshire, southwest Scotland, in 1765, the…
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Set at the time of the Third Crusade (1189-92), this is the first of Scott's Tales of the Crusaders, focused on those who stayed at home while set in…
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A poor but doughty Scottish crusader, Sir Kenneth, proves his honor and discovers his destiny through a series of adventures during the Third…
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Woodstock, or The Cavalier. A Tale of the Year Sixteen Hundred and Fifty-one is an 1826 historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, part of the Waverley…
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Buy on Amazon1828 · Sir Walter Scott
The Fair Maid of Perth is an 1828 novel by Sir Walter Scott, part of the Waverley series. It is based on the real historical event of the Battle of…
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Anne of Geierstein, or The Maiden of the Mist is the 24th Waverley novel by Sir Walter Scott, published in 1829. The story is set in Central Europe,…
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Companion & related books
Related titles and editions that sit outside the main numbered order.
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Buy on Amazon1827 · Sir Walter Scott
This unique work among Scott's writings is his only collection of shorter fiction, containing 'The Highland Widow,' 'The Two Drovers,' and 'The…
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Year unknown · Sir Walter Scott
Bizarro is an unfinished novel or novella written by Sir Walter Scott in the spring of 1832. It was not published until 2008. Scott wrote the work…
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Year unknown · Sir Walter Scott
The Siege of Malta is a historical novel by Walter Scott, written between 1831 and 1832 and first published posthumously in 2008. It tells the story…
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Read them in publication order, starting with “Waverley”. Start with “Waverley.”
How many books are in the Waverley Novels series?
We list 31 books by Sir Walter Scott , published between 1800–1829.
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