Waverley

1814 · Book · picaresque novel, Bildungsroman, historical fiction

Walter Scott

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Waverley; or, ’Tis Sixty Years Since is a historical novel by Walter Scott (1771–1832). Scott was already famous as a poet, and chose to publish Waverley anonymously in 1814 as his first venture into prose fiction. It is often regarded as one of the first historical novels in the Western tradition.

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Type: Book
Release date: July 7, 1814
Genres: picaresque novel, Bildungsroman, historical fiction
Created by: Walter Scott
Countries: United Kingdom