About “Peveril of the Peak”
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 the Waverley novels series. Its main action takes place around 1678 in the Peak District, the Isle of Man, and London, centring on the Popish Plot. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Book details
- First published
- 1823