Sir Walter Scott’s Waverley

By Sir Walter Scott, edited by Jenni Calder

It seemed like a dream to Waverley that these deeds of violence should be familiar to men’s minds and currently talked off as happening daily in the immediate neighbourhood, without his having crossed the seas.

Scotland, 1745: Edward Waverley is a naïve English soldier drawn into the heart of the Jacobite rebellion. Charmed by clan leader Fergus MacIvor and his sister Flora, he allies himself with the Jacobite cause – a bold and dangerous move. He finds himself caught between two women – feisty Flora and demure Rose – proving that love can be just as powerful as politics.

First published in 1814, Waverly is widely regarded as the first historical novel in the western tradition. This new edition celebrates the 200th anniversary of its publication, and has been expertly reworked for modern readers by Jenni Calder.