"(1961) by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., memoirist and playwright Howard W. Campbell Jr. prefaces his text with the six lines beginning ""Breathes there the man..."" In ""Knights of the Sea"" (2010) by Canadian author Paul Marlowe, there are several quotes from and references to ""Marmion"", as well as an inn named after ""Ivanhoe"", and a fictitious Scott novel entitled ""The Beastmen of Glen Glammoch"". The Waverley Novels is the title given to the long series of Scott novels released from 1814 to 1832 which takes its name from the first novel, ""Waverley"". The following is a chronological list of the entire"
"was probably begun in 1808 and laid aside, continued in 1810, and completed in the later part of 1813. The second and third volumes were written in the first half of 1814. Scott had an intimate acquaintance with Jacobite history, and ""Waverley"" draws on an extensive range of anecdotal and historical literary material. The first edition of ""Waverley"", in three volumes, consisting of 1000 copies, was on sale in Edinburgh on 7 July 1814 and in London shortly afterwards. It was followed by two further editions, together comprising 4000 copies, in the same year, with small authorial revisions, and by"
"is included in Volume 25a. It is the time of the Jacobite uprising of 1745 which sought to restore the Stuart dynasty in the person of Charles Edward Stuart, known as ""Bonnie Prince Charlie"". A young English dreamer and soldier, Edward Waverley, is sent to Scotland that year. He journeys north from his aristocratic family home, Waverley-Honour, in the south of England, first to the Scottish Lowlands and the home of family friend Baron Bradwardine, then into the Highlands and the heart of the rebellion and its aftermath. Edward is at ease in the family estate owned his uncle, Sir"
"was Walter Scott (1771–1832). Having begun as a ballad collector and poet, his first prose work, ""Waverley"" in 1814, often called the first historical novel, launched a highly successful career as a novelist. His first nine novels dealt with Scottish history, particularly of the Highlands and Borders and included ""Rob Roy"" (1817) and ""The Heart of Midlothian"" (1818). Beginning with ""Ivanhoe"" (1820) he turned to English history and began the European vogue for his work. He was created a baronet by George IV in 1820, the first literary figure to receive the honour. His work helped to solidify the respectability"
"of the most popular novelist of the era was Sir Walter Scott, whose historical romances inspired a generation of painters, composers, and writers throughout Europe. Scott's novel-writing career was launched in 1814 with ""Waverley"", often called the first historical novel. Jane Austen's works critique the novels of sensibility of the second half of the 18th century and are part of the transition to 19th-century realism. Her plots, in novels such as ""Pride and Prejudice"" (1813), ""Emma"" (1815), though fundamentally comic, highlight the dependence of women on marriage to secure social standing and economic security. The European Romantic movement reached America"
"Redgauntlet Redgauntlet (1824) is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, set in Dumfries, Scotland in 1765, and described by Magnus Magnusson (a point first made by Andrew Lang) as ""in a sense, the most autobiographical of Scott's novels."" It describes the beginnings of a fictional ""third"" Jacobite Rebellion, and includes ""Wandering Willie's Tale"", a famous short story which frequently appears in anthologies. The novel's hero is a young man named Darsie Latimer. Early in the novel he is kidnapped by Hugh Redgauntlet, and taken to a village in Dumfries. Darsie's friend Alan Fairford sets out to rescue him. After"
"Scott focus on the first and second Jacobite rebellions. ""Kidnapped"" (1886) is a historical fiction adventure novel by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson that features the intrigues of Jacobite troubles in Scotland. In 1909, a short story by John Buchan entitled The Company of the Marjolaine was published in Blackwood's Magazine. The plot of the story concerns a group of Jacobite sympathisers paying a visit to an aged Bonnie Prince Charlie towards the end of his life. In the 1920s, D. K. Broster wrote the Jacobite Trilogy of novels featuring the dashing hero Ewen Cameron. Science Fiction writer John"
"the 19th century [...] [and] a European figure"". Scott's novel writing career was launched in 1814 with ""Waverley"", often called the first historical novel, and was followed by ""Ivanhoe"". The Waverley Novels, including ""The Antiquary"", ""Old Mortality"", ""The Heart of Midlothian"", and whose subject is Scottish history, are now generally regarded as Scott's masterpieces. It was in the Victorian era (1832–1900) that the novel became the leading literary genre in English. Women played an important part in this rising popularity both as authors and as readers. Monthly serialising of fiction encouraged this surge in popularity, due to a combination of"
"same extent in Scotland, but did produce a number of significant publications. These included Elizabeth Hamilton's (1756?–1816), ""Cottagers of Glenburnie"" (1808), Mary Brunton's (1778–1818) ""Discipline"" (1814) and Christian Johnstone's ""Clan-Albin"" (1815). Walter Scott's first prose work, ""Waverley"" in 1814, is often called the first historical novel, and launched a highly successful career as a novelist. His early work dealt with Scottish history, particularly of the Highlands and Borders and included ""Rob Roy"" (1817) and ""The Heart of Midlothian"" (1818). Beginning with ""Ivanhoe"" (1820) he turned to English history and began the European vogue for his work. He did more than"
"Waverley Novels The Waverley Novels are a long series of novels by Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832). For nearly a century, they were among the most popular and widely read novels in all of Europe. Because Scott did not publicly acknowledge authorship until 1827, the series takes its name from ""Waverley"", the first novel of the series released in 1814. The later books bore the words ""by the author of ""Waverley"""" on their title pages. The ""Tales of my Landlord"" sub-series was not advertised as ""by the author of ""Waverley"""" and thus is not always included as part of the Waverley"
"sung at Hogmanay (the last day of the year), and ""Scots Wha Hae"" served for a long time as an unofficial national anthem of the country. Scott began as a poet and also collected and published Scottish ballads. His first prose work, ""Waverley"" in 1814, is often called the first historical novel. It launched a highly successful career, with other historical novels such as ""Rob Roy"" (1817), ""The Heart of Midlothian"" (1818) and ""Ivanhoe"" (1820). Scott probably did more than any other figure to define and popularise Scottish cultural identity in the nineteenth century. Other major literary figures connected with"
"Louse""; ""To a Mouse""; ""The Battle of Sherramuir""; ""Tam o' Shanter"" and ""Ae Fond Kiss"". The most important British novelist at the beginning of the early 19th century was Sir Walter Scott, who was not only a highly successful novelist, but ""the greatest single influence on fiction in the 19th century [...] [and] a European figure"". Scott's novel writing career was launched in 1814 with ""Waverley"", often called the first historical novel, and was followed by ""Ivanhoe"". The Waverley Novels, including ""The Antiquary"", ""Old Mortality"", ""The Heart of Midlothian"", and whose subject is Scottish history, are now generally regarded as"
"the rising of 1745. Ardsheal later escaped Scotland to meet his family in Europe where he spent the rest of his days. On 23 July 1745, Prince Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie) landed on the white sands of the Outer Hebridean island of Eriskay, accompanied only by a small band of companions known as the ""Seven Men of Moidart. This was the start of his claim to the Scottish and English throne and the second Jacobite uprising; on 16 April 1746 the Jacobite cause was finally put to rest at the battle of Culloden. Charles Stewart of Ardsheal, one"
"him in good stead when he is at risk from his own government when the rebellion is put down. The book became so popular that Scott's later novels were published as being ""by the author of Waverley"". His series of works on similar themes written during the same period have become collectively known as the ""Waverley Novels"". The novel was well-received by contemporary critics, and well-liked by those who purchased novels in the early 19th century. It has continued in favor with later critics. Evidence about the composition of the first volume of ""Waverley"" is inconclusive, but the first volume"
"Jacobite rising of 1745 The Jacobite rising of 1745, also known as the Forty-five Rebellion or simply the '45 ( , ""The Year of Charles""), was an attempt by Charles Edward Stuart to regain the British throne for his father, James Francis Edward Stuart. It took place during the War of the Austrian Succession, when the bulk of the British Army was fighting in mainland Europe, and proved to be the last in a series of revolts that began in 1689, with major outbreaks in 1708, 1715 and 1719. Charles launched the rebellion on 19 August 1745 at Glenfinnan in"
"Màiri Mhòr nan Óran (Mary MacPherson, 1821–98), whose evocation of place and mood has made her among the most enduring Gaelic poets. Walter Scott began as a poet and also collected and published Scottish ballads. His first prose work, ""Waverley"" in 1814, is often called the first historical novel. It launched a highly successful career, with other historical novels such as ""Rob Roy"" (1817), ""The Heart of Midlothian"" (1818) and ""Ivanhoe"" (1820). Scott probably did more than any other figure to define and popularise Scottish cultural identity in the nineteenth century. Scottish ""national drama"" emerged in the early 1800s, as"
"published several novels under his own name. Initially he had some success writing historical novels, most of them set in the Highlands and exploring the coming of change in the comparatively recent past. His best known novels from this phase of his writing career are ""John Splendid"", set around Montrose's campaign in the First Civil War and his attack on Inveraray, and ""Doom Castle"", set around the Jacobite rising of 1745, which was dramatised by the BBC in 1980. Later he attempted to expand his range, with more mixed success, writing novels with contemporary settings. These include ""The Daft Days""."
"a largely Protestant nation of the Catholic icons Mary, Queen of Scots and Bonnie Prince Charlie. Jacobite rising of 1745 The Jacobite rising of 1745, also known as the Forty-five Rebellion or simply the '45 ( , ""The Year of Charles""), was an attempt by Charles Edward Stuart to regain the British throne for his father, James Francis Edward Stuart. It took place during the War of the Austrian Succession, when the bulk of the British Army was fighting in mainland Europe, and proved to be the last in a series of revolts that began in 1689, with major outbreaks"
"attempts by Jacobites to restore James II and his descendants, the House of Stuart, to the throne, there were two major uprisings, referred to as the ""First"" and ""Second"" ""Jacobite Rebellions"" respectively, the first having taken place in 1715 and the second thirty years later in 1745. This painting shows a fictional incident during the second rising. The ""'45"" was the product of the disappointment of Charles Edward Stuart, the exiled Jacobite pretender, with the French's unwillingness to invade England to restore the House of Stuart to power. In 1744, Charles decided to finance the military and social costs of"
"Hanoverian Government. Captain John Scott who was in command of two companies of the 1st Foot (later the Royal Scots) was defeated and taken prisoner by the Jacobites during their first hostile action which later became known as the Highbridge Skirmish in August 1745. During the action Scott had lost a sergeant and up to six men killed. Scott himself was wounded but the Jacobite MacDonald of Keppoch arranged for his wound to be dressed at Cameron of Lochiel's Achnacarry Castle. Another Captain Scott, Captain Caroline Frederick Scott of Guise's 6th Regiment, held out and defeated the Jacobites during the"
"the Jacobite rising of 1745, Lord Selkirk was constantly troubled by the plight of his Scottish kin. Selkirk was influenced by humanitarian luminaries such as William Wilberforce and, following the forced displacement of Scottish farmers that took place during the Highland Clearances, decided that emigration was the only viable option to improve the livelihood of the Scottish people. Upon inheriting his father's title in 1799, Selkirk focused the majority of his time and resources on establishing a Scottish colony in North America. Selkirk became interested in the Red River region after reading Alexander MacKenzie's Voyages in 1801; however, Selkirk was"
"of historical material, particularly the novels of Walter Scott. Scott was keenly interested in drama, becoming a shareholder in the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh. Baillie's Highland themed ""Family Legend"" was first produced in Edinburgh in 1810 with the help of Scott, as part of a deliberate attempt to stimulate a national Scottish drama. Scott also wrote five plays, of which ""Hallidon Hill"" (1822) and ""MacDuff's Cross"" (1822), were patriotic Scottish histories. Adaptations of the Waverley novels, largely first performed in minor theatres rather than the larger Patent theatres, included ""The Lady in the Lake"" (1817), ""The Heart of Midlothian"" (1819/1820), and"
"also an ""Art-Type Edition"" which includes a preface and contains an Editorial Note. Stevenson stated in a letter that he made this change because he wanted to draw a portrait of a real-life friend of his upon whom the acquaintance in the preface is based. In the many reprintings since then the preface has sometimes been included and sometimes not. Nothing in the preface, however, has any direct relevance to the story. The novel is presented as the memoir of one Ephraim Mackellar, steward of the Durrisdeer estate in Scotland. The novel opens in 1745, the year of the Jacobite"
"The Betrothed (Scott novel) The Betrothed is an 1825 novel by Sir Walter Scott. It is the first of two ""Tales of the Crusaders"", the second being ""The Talisman"". Parts of the novel were incorporated into Francesco Maria Piave's libretto for Giuseppe Verdi's 1857 opera, ""Aroldo"", itself a re-working of an earlier Verdi opera, ""Stiffelio"". The action takes place in the Welsh Marches during the latter part of the reign of Henry II, after 1187. Eveline, the 16-year-old daughter of Sir Raymond Berenger, is rescued from a Welsh siege by the forces of Damian Lacy. She is betrothed to his"
"the anonymous ""Robin Hood: A Tale of the Olden Time"" (1819), and a few months later ""Ivanhoe"" by Walter Scott, 1819. ""Ivanhoe"" was Scott's first novel where history and romance is combined. Robin Hood in this book is the saviour of the nation. The Upper classes need the working classes as much as the working classes rely on their 'betters'. Scott's tale is significant because it is the first time that Robin is presented as an Anglo-Saxon freedom fighter, a theme which many later Victorian Robin Hood novels would utilise. The next novel following Scott was Thomas Love Peacock's novella"
"Novel"" is probably Lukács's most influential work of literary history. In it he traces the development of the genre of historical fiction. While prior to 1789, he argues, people's consciousness of history was relatively underdeveloped, the French Revolution and Napoleonic wars that followed brought about a realisation of the constantly changing, evolving character of human existence. This new historical consciousness was reflected in the work of Sir Walter Scott, whose novels use 'representative' or 'typical' characters to dramatise major social conflicts and historical transformations, for example the dissolution of feudal society in the Scottish Highlands and the entrenchment of mercantile"
"Scott established the genre of the historical novel with his series of Waverley Novels, including ""Waverley"" (1814), ""The Antiquary""(1816), and ""The Heart of Midlothian"" (1818). However, Austen is today widely read and the source for films and television series, while Scott is less often read. It was in the Victorian era (1837–1901) that the novel became the leading literary genre in English. Another important fact is the number of women novelists who were successful in the 19th century, even though they often had to use a masculine pseudonym. At the beginning of the 19th century most novels were published in"
"the time of the Jacobite rising of 1715, the lead character fights a duel in the New Building grounds before the contest is broken up by Rob Roy MacGregor. Over the following centuries, the University's size and scope continued to expand. In 1757 it built the Macfarlane Observatory and later Scotland's first public museum, the Hunterian. It was a centre of the Scottish Enlightenment and subsequently of the Industrial Revolution, and its expansion in the High Street was constrained. The area around the University declined as well-off residents moved westwards with expansion of the city and overcrowding of the immediate"
"Scottish Academy (later the Royal Scottish Academy) is founded; John Bartholomew founds the mapmaking firm John Bartholomew & Son Ltd. 1827 Walter Scott reveals himself to be the author of the ""Waverley novels"" at a Theatrical Fund dinner in the George Street Assembly Rooms 1828: Burke and Hare are arrested for the ""West Port Murders"". Burke is put on trial and convicted on Hare's evidence 1829: Building of George IV Bridge and Dean Bridge begins; the murderer William Burke is hanged; the new Royal High School opens; Walter Scott arranges the return of Mons Meg to Edinburgh Castle 1830: Advocates'"
"in 12th century England, has been credited for increasing interest in romance and medievalism; John Henry Newman claimed Scott ""had first turned men's minds in the direction of the Middle Ages"", while Carlyle and Ruskin made similar assertions of Scott's overwhelming influence over the revival based primarily on the publication of this novel. The twentieth century British novelist John Cowper Powys, who was influenced by Walter Scott, wrote two major historical romances, ""Owen Glendower"" (1941) and """" (1951). ""Owen Glendower"" set in at the time of Owen Glendower's uprising against King Henry IV, though ""Powys has elected to cover only"
"from a stoicism in face of adversity learnt from those under whose tutelage he was brought up, if it is not too extravagant so to characterise an environment as privileged as his. Not only did his mother lose her husband only months after Robert's birth but both her father and her uncle, executed for their parts in the Jacobite uprisings of 1715 and 1745 respectively, and also her brother, killed in a riding accident, had died prematurely. Robert's grandmother, the redoubtable Catherine Walmesley, was also no stranger to tragedy. Both her parents had died by the time she was four"
"least 84 editions. including translation into French and German, The first true historical novel in English was in fact Maria Edgeworth's ""Castle Rackrent"" (1800). In the 20th century György Lukács argued that Scott was the first fiction writer who saw history not just as a convenient frame in which to stage a contemporary narrative, but rather as a distinct social and cultural setting. Scott's Scottish novels such as ""Waverley"" (1814) and ""Rob Roy"" (1817) focused upon a middling character who sits at the intersection of various social groups in order to explore the development of society through conflict. ""Ivanhoe"" (1820)"
"the English Civil War at the Battle of Preston (1648), and then the first Jacobite rebellion, whose invasion of England was brought to a conclusion by the defeat of the pro-Catholic and pro-monarchial Jacobite army at the Battle of Preston (1715). Letitia Elizabeth Landon alludes to this latter defeat in her poem ""Preston"" in Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book 1834. In the last great Jacobite Rising, on 27 November 1745 the Jacobite Prince of Wales and Regent, Bonnie Prince Charlie passed through Preston with his Highland Army on the way south through Chorley and Manchester to Derby intending to take"