“The Waverley Novels” are 26 historical romances, many set in Scotland from the Middle Ages to the 18th century, while others are set during the Crusades . With vivid descriptions and use of Scottish dialect, he created an image of the rugged, individualistic Scotsman.
Sir Walter Scott managed to dramatically portray the complex obsessions and conflicts of a variety of individuals with religious and nationalist penchants. These were the most popular novels in all of Europe for decades.
In the order of their historical settings, these are the novels: Count Robert of Paris, The Betrothed, The Talisman, Ivanhoe, Castle Dangerous, The Fair Maid of Perth, Quentin Durward, Anne of Geierstein, The Monastery, The Abbot, Kenilworth, The Fortunes of Nibel, A Legend of Montrose, Woodstock, Peveril of the Peak, The Tale of Old Mortality, The Pirate, The Black Dwarf, The Bride of Lammermoor, Rob Roy, Heart of Mid-Lothian, Waverley, Guy Mannering, Redgauntlet, The Antiquary, and St. Ronan’s Well.
Sir Walter Scott managed to dramatically portray the complex obsessions and conflicts of a variety of individuals with religious and nationalist penchants. These were the most popular novels in all of Europe for decades.
In the order of their historical settings, these are the novels: Count Robert of Paris, The Betrothed, The Talisman, Ivanhoe, Castle Dangerous, The Fair Maid of Perth, Quentin Durward, Anne of Geierstein, The Monastery, The Abbot, Kenilworth, The Fortunes of Nibel, A Legend of Montrose, Woodstock, Peveril of the Peak, The Tale of Old Mortality, The Pirate, The Black Dwarf, The Bride of Lammermoor, Rob Roy, Heart of Mid-Lothian, Waverley, Guy Mannering, Redgauntlet, The Antiquary, and St. Ronan’s Well.
