Scott, Walter 1771-1832

Ivanhoe a romance by Walter Scott ( Book )
1,279 editions published between 1033 and 2013 in 24 languages and held by 12,948 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Relates the adventures of the Saxon knight Ivanhoe in 1194, the year of Richard the Lion-Hearted's return from the Third Crusade

Rob Roy by Walter Scott ( Book )
602 editions published between 1800 and 2013 in 12 languages and held by 6,164 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When Frank Osbaldistone, goes to the Scottish Highlands to collect a debt owed to his father, he falls in love and becomes embroiled in the Jacobite politics of the time

The bride of Lammermoor by Walter Scott ( Book )
366 editions published between 1819 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 4,515 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Love of the last heir of a ruined family for the daughter of an enemy

Waverley : or, 'Tis sixty years since by Walter Scott ( Book )
426 editions published between 1800 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 3,351 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The first historical novel in English, Waverly (1814) is set during the Jacobite rising in Scotland in 1745. Edward Waverly, a young English soldier in the Hanoverian army, is sent to Scotland. He visits a Jacobite laird in the lowlands of Perthshire and then makes his way into the Highlands, where he meets a chieftain and his clansmen. Before long Waverly is caught up in the Jacobite cause, offering his allegiance to Prince Charles Edward Stuart, and to the dauntless Flora Mac-Ivor. The hero's journey of self-discovery takes place in a country torn by civil war, as the political outlook of the eighteenth century meets the older social organization of the Highlands in violent confrontation. This novel springs from Scott's childhood recollections and his desire to preserve in writing the features of life in the Highlands and Lowlands of Scotland. Waverley was first published anonymously in 1814 and was Scott's first novel. --Publisher description

The talisman by Walter Scott ( Book )
336 editions published between 1817 and 2013 in 7 languages and held by 3,317 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A romance of the third crusade. Richard Coeur de Lion and Saladin are prominent characters

The heart of Midlothian by Walter Scott ( Book )
289 editions published between 1800 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 3,259 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Jeanie Deans travels to London with a petition to pardon her sister who is facing unjust execution

Old mortality by Walter Scott ( Book )
504 editions published between 1800 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 3,055 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Published in 1816 and set in seventeenth-century Scotland, this historical novel is part of the series Tales of My Landlord . Henry Morton joins the rebellious Covenanters, fighting for the reestablishment of Presbyterianism in Scotland during the reign of the Stuarts. Morton's loyalties are torn, however, as he is in love with Edith Bellenden, whose family opposes the rebels

The antiquary by Walter Scott ( Book )
516 editions published between 1800 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 2,818 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Published in 1816, and set during the wars with revolutionary France, this novel Scott's personal favorite of all his works features a mysterious young man, Lovel, whose arrival at the Scottish seaside town of Fairport exposes long-buried secrets and crimes involving the guilt-ridden Earl of Glenallan and a beautiful young woman, Isabella Wardour

The Waverley novels by Walter Scott ( Book )
605 editions published between 1800 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,652 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Waverley Novels are a long series of books by Sir Walter Scott. For nearly a century they were among the most popular and widely-read novels in all of Europe. Because he did not publicly acknowledge authorship until 1827, they take their name from Waverley (1814), which was the first. The later books bore the words "by the author of Waverley" on their title pages.-- Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. TABLE OF CONTENTS:The AntiquaryThe Betrothed The Fair Maid of PerthThe Fortunes of NigelGuy Mannering Ivanhoe Kenilworth Peveril of the Peak Quentin Durward Redgauntlet

Kenilworth : a romance by Walter Scott ( Book )
504 editions published between 1800 and 2008 in 5 languages and held by 2,590 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Kenilworth is apparently set in 1575, and centers on the secret marriage of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, and Amy Robsart, daughter of Sir Hugh Robsart. The tragic series of events begins when Amy flees her father and her betrothed, Tressilian, to marry the Earl. Amy passionately loves her husband, and the Earl loves her in return, but he is driven by ambition. He is courting the favour of Queen Elizabeth I, and only by keeping his marriage to Amy secret can he hope to rise to the height of power that he desires. At the end of the book, the queen finally discovers the truth, to the shame of the Earl. But the disclosure has come too late, for Amy has been murdered by the Earl's even more ambitious steward, Varney