Waverley Novels, Volume 2, Including (complete and Unabridged) - Rob Roy, Ivanhoe and Kenilworth - Bog af Sir Walter Scott - Hardback
Sir Walter Scott (1771 - 1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet, he was the first to attain international popularity in his lifetime and many of his novels have become classics. Scott achieved international fame through his poetry, but he wanted to write novels documenting his research into the oral tradition of the Scottish Borders. This type of literature was considered inferior to poetry as a vehicle for expressing historical epics. Hence, he started writing the Waverley..