WALTER SCOTT: The Complete Novels (Illustrated) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Waverly, Rob Roy, Ivanhoe, The Pirate, Old Mortality, The Guy Mannering, The Antiquary, The Heart of Midlothian and many moreBy Walter Scott
Length525h 49m
About this audiobook
WALTER SCOTT: The Complete Novels (Illustrated) gathers the vast fictional architecture through which Scott virtually founded the historical novel: from the Jacobite tensions of Waverley and the medieval pageantry of Ivanhoe to the Scottish, English, and Continental worlds of his later romances. His prose combines antiquarian learning, dramatic dialogue, comic breadth, and a keen sense of history as lived experience. The illustrations enrich a corpus already notable for its vivid settings, chivalric spectacle, and intricate negotiations between legend and modernity. Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832), poet, advocate, editor, and indefatigable collector of ballads and traditions, wrote from within the cultural aftermath of Enlightenment Scotland and the political transformations following the Union and Jacobite rebellions. His legal training, archival habits, and intimate knowledge of Border folklore enabled him to turn national memory into narrative form. Personal debt and professional ambition also drove his extraordinary productivity. This collection is highly recommended for readers seeking both literary pleasure and historical understanding. It offers romance, irony, adventure, and social observation while revealing how modern historical fiction learned to dramatize the past without surrendering its complexity.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics, Historical Fiction
Length525 hrs 49 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 19, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
26Chapter XX
2WALTER SCOTT: The Complete Novels (Illustrated)
27Chapter XXI
3SIR WALTER SCOTT AND LADY MORGAN by Victor Hugo
28Chapter XXII
4MEMORIES AND PORTRAITS by Robert Louis Stevenson
29Chapter XXIII
5SCOTT AND HIS PUBLISHERS by Charles Dickens
30Chapter XXIV
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6Introduction
31Chapter XXV
7Chapter I
32Chapter XXVI
8Chapter II
33Chapter XXVII
9Chapter III
34Chapter XXVIII
10Chapter IV
35Chapter XXIX
11Chapter V
36Chapter I
12Chapter VI
37Chapter II
13Chapter VII
38Chapter III
14Chapter VIII
39Chapter IV
15Chapter IX
40Chapter V
16Chapter X
41Chapter VI
17Chapter XI
42Chapter VII
18Chapter XII
43Chapter VIII
19Chapter XIII
44Chapter IX
20Chapter XIV
45Chapter X
21Chapter XV
46Chapter XI
22Chapter XVI
47Chapter XII
23Chapter XVII
48Chapter XIII
24Chapter XVIII
49Chapter XIV
25Chapter XIX
50Chapter XV
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The Bride of Lammermoor (Annotated)Walter Scott15h 18m$2 · $0.00
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La Cámara de los Tapices (Anotado)Walter Scott2h 4m$2 · $0.00
Die Waverley Romane (Kommentiert)Walter Scott477h 47m$1 · $0.00
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MusashiEiji Yoshikawa53h 20m$30
The Eighth Life (for Brilka)Nino Haratischwili41h 10m$53 · $0.00
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Their Castilian OrphanAnna Belfrage14h 45m$27
Lieutenant Hornblower (Annotated)C. S. Forester11h 41m$2 · $0.00
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Rilla of InglesideLucy Maud Montgomery11h 44m$2 · $0.00
The Viennese DressmakerKathryn Gauci11h 46m$23 · $0.00
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