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Discover the inaugural historical novel that set the template for the genre, telling the story of a young Englishman caught between two worlds during the Jacobite rising of 1745. The protagonist's journey from the civilized south into the wild Highlands serves as a metaphor for the collision between the romantic past and the pragmatic future. Through vivid cultural contrasts and battle scenes, the text examines the allure of rebellion and the inevitability of history's march. It is a seminal work that captures the tragedy and dignity of a lost cause.
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GenreHistorical Fiction
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Publish dateJan 26, 2026
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Table of contents
1General Preface To The Waverley Novels
42Chapter 8. Waverley Is Still In Distress
2Appendix
43Chapter 9. A Nocturnal Adventure
3Editor's Introduction To Waverley
44Chapter 10. The Journey Is Continued
4Introduction
45Chapter 11. An Old And A New Acquaintance
5Preface To The Third Edition
46Chapter 12. The Mystery Begins To Be Cleared Up
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6Chapter 1. Introductory
47Chapter 13. A Soldier's Dinner
7Chapter 2. Waverley-Honour—A Retrospect
48Chapter 14. The Ball
8Chapter 3. Education
49Chapter 15. The March
9Chapter 4. Castle-Building
50Chapter 16. An Incident Gives Rise To Unavailing Reflections
10Chapter 5. Choice Of A Profession
51Chapter 17. The Eve Of Battle
11Chapter 6. The Adieus Of Waverley
52Chapter 18. The Conflict
12Chapter 7. A Horse-Quarter In Scotland
53Chapter 19. An Unexpected Embarrassment
13Chapter 8. A Scottish Manor-House Sixty Years Since
54Chapter 20. The English Prisoner
14Chapter 9. More Of The Manor-House And Its Environs
55Chapter 21. Rather Unimportant
15Chapter 10. Rose Bradwardine And Her Father
56Chapter 22. Intrigues Of Love And Politics
16Chapter 11. The Banquet
57Chapter 23. Intrigues Of Society And Love
17Chapter 12. Repentance And A Reconciliation
58Chapter 24. Fergus A Suitor
18Chapter 13. A More Rational Day Than The Last
59Chapter 25. 'To One Thing Constant Never'
19Chapter 14. A Discovery—Waverley Becomes Domesticated At Tully-Veolan
60Chapter 26. A Brave Man In Sorrow
20Chapter 15. A Creagh, And Its Consequences
61Chapter 27. Exertion
21Chapter 16. An Unexpected Ally Appears
62Chapter 28. The March
22Chapter 17. The Hold Of A Highland Robber
63Chapter 29. The Confusion Of King Agramant's Camp
23Chapter 18. Waverley Proceeds On His Journey
64Chapter 30. A Skirmish
24Chapter 19. The Chief And His Mansion
65Chapter 31. Chapter Of Accidents
25Chapter 20. A Highland Feast
66Chapter 32. A Journey To London
26Chapter 21. The Chieftain's Sister
67Chapter 33. What's To Be Done Next?
27Chapter 22. Highland Minstrelsy
68Chapter 34. Desolation
28Chapter 23. Waverley Continues At Glennaquoich
69Chapter 35. Comparing Of Notes
29Chapter 24. A Stag-Hunt And Its Consequences
70Chapter 36. More Explanation
30Chapter 25. News From England
71Chapter 37. Now Is Cupid A Child Of Conscience—He Makes Restitution.—Shakspeare
31Chapter 26. An Eclaircissement
72Chapter 38. Happy's The Wooing That's Not Long A Doing
32Chapter 27. Upon The Same Subject
73Chapter 39. To Morrow? O That's Sudden!—Spare Him, Spare Him'—Shakspeare
33Chapter 28. A Letter From Tully-Veolan
74Chapter 40. A Darker Departure Is Near, The Death Drum Is Muffled, And Sable The Bier—Campbell
34Chapter 29. Waverley's Reception In The Lowlands After His Highland Tour
75Chapter 41. Dulce Domum
35Chapter 1. Shows That The Loss Of A Horse's Shoe May Be A Serious Inconvenience
76Chapter 42. This Is No Mine Ain House, I Ken By The Bigging O't—Old Song
36Chapter 2. An Examination
77Chapter 43. A Postscript Which Should Have Been A Preface
37Chapter 3. A Conference And The Consequence
78Notes—Volume 1
38Chapter 4. A Confidant
79Glossary—Volume 1
39Chapter 5. Things Mend A Little
80Notes—Volume 2
40Chapter 6. A Volunteer Sixty Years Since
81Glossary—Volume 2
41Chapter 7. An Incident
82IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
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