Walter Scott's first novel, which is often considered to be the first work of Historical Fiction. The novel followed the title character, the young English gentleman Edward Waverley, as he falls in with a group of Scottish rebels during the 1745 Jacobite Uprising.
Walter Scott's first novel, which is often considered to be the first work of Historical Fiction. The novel followed the title character, the young English gentleman Edward Waverley, as he falls in with a group of Scottish rebels during the 1745 Jacobite Uprising.