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Waverley; or, 'Tis sixty years since

Waverley; or, 'Tis sixty years since

by Scott, Walter, 1771-1832

BookID: 5998

Language:English

Editor:Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 60.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

Historical fictionScotland -- History -- 18th century -- FictionJacobite Rebellion, 1745-1746 -- Fiction

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"Waverley; or, 'Tis sixty years since" by Walter Scott is a historical novel published in 1814. A young English gentleman receives a commission in a Scottish regiment on the eve of the Jacobite rising of 1745. During leave, he discovers his host supports the exiled Jacobite prince, forcing him to choose between loyalty to the Crown and admiration for the rebels' romantic cause. His honorable conduct earns him allies on both sides as the uprising unfolds toward its inevitable conclusion. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

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