The Waverley Novels: Volume Second
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Few bodies of work have so profoundly shaped the landscape of historical fiction as Sir Walter Scott's monumental Waverley Novels — a sweeping collection of tales set against the turbulent backdrop of Scottish and British history, from the Jacobite uprisings to the medieval courts of chivalry. This second volume of the celebrated Copyright Edition Entire continues the grand tradition of Scott's storytelling, immersing readers in richly rendered worlds where honour, loyalty, and the clash of cultures drive men and women to acts of both greatness and ruin. Scott, widely regarded as the father of the historical novel, wrote with an unparalleled command of period atmosphere, weaving authentic historical detail into narratives of extraordinary dramatic force. His prose — at once stately and vivid — illuminates the social tensions and romantic idealism of a Scotland in transformation, presenting characters whose inner lives resonate across the centuries. Published by the prestigious Edinburgh house of Adam and Charles Black, this edition stands as a testament to Scott's enduring literary legacy, and one must wonder which of his iconic heroes or brooding landscapes awaits within these pages.
Author: Sir Walter Scott, Bart.
Format: Hardback
Published: 1868, Adam and Charles Black
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Few bodies of work have so profoundly shaped the landscape of historical fiction as Sir Walter Scott's monumental Waverley Novels — a sweeping collection of tales set against the turbulent backdrop of Scottish and British history, from the Jacobite uprisings to the medieval courts of chivalry. This second volume of the celebrated Copyright Edition Entire continues the grand tradition of Scott's storytelling, immersing readers in richly rendered worlds where honour, loyalty, and the clash of cultures drive men and women to acts of both greatness and ruin. Scott, widely regarded as the father of the historical novel, wrote with an unparalleled command of period atmosphere, weaving authentic historical detail into narratives of extraordinary dramatic force. His prose — at once stately and vivid — illuminates the social tensions and romantic idealism of a Scotland in transformation, presenting characters whose inner lives resonate across the centuries. Published by the prestigious Edinburgh house of Adam and Charles Black, this edition stands as a testament to Scott's enduring literary legacy, and one must wonder which of his iconic heroes or brooding landscapes awaits within these pages.