
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 ScottLength525h 48m
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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
Rating★★★★★ 4.5 (147)
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GenreLiterary Classics, Historical Fiction
Length525 hrs 48 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 19, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Complete Novels of Walter Scott (Illustrated) (Annotated)
26Chapter XVII
2WALTER SCOTT: The Complete Novels (Illustrated)
27Chapter XVIII
3INTRODUCTION:
28Chapter XIX
4Famous Authors on Scott
29Chapter XX
5SIR WALTER SCOTT AND LADY MORGAN by Victor Hugo
30Chapter XXI
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6MEMORIES AND PORTRAITS by Robert Louis Stevenson
31Chapter XXII
7SCOTT AND HIS PUBLISHERS by Charles Dickens
32Chapter XXIII
8WAVERLY NOVELS:
33Chapter XXIV
9Introduction
34Chapter XXV
10Chapter I
35Chapter XXVI
11Chapter II
36Chapter XXVII
12Chapter III
37Chapter XXVIII
13Chapter IV
38Chapter XXIX
14Chapter V
39Chapter I
15Chapter VI
40Chapter II
16Chapter VII
41Chapter III
17Chapter VIII
42Chapter IV
18Chapter IX
43Chapter V
19Chapter X
44Chapter VI
20Chapter XI
45Chapter VII
21Chapter XII
46Chapter VIII
22Chapter XIII
47Chapter IX
23Chapter XIV
48Chapter X
24Chapter XV
49Chapter XI
25Chapter XVI
50Chapter XII