They were the literary phenomenon of their time: The Waverly novels, 48 volumes set in fanciful re-creations of the Scottish Highlands (and other lands) of centuries past, published between 1814 and 1831 and devoured by a reading public hungry for these sweeping, interconnected melodramas. The series popularized historical fiction, though they're also abundant in astute political and social commentary.
Count Robert of Paris, 
Waverly, 


Scottish novelist and poet SIR WALTER SCOTT (1771–1832), a literary hero of his native land, turned to writing only when his law practice and printing business foundered. Among his most beloved works are (1810), (1818), and (1820).



книги о путешествиях

исторические приключения

литература 19 века

Средние века

Византия

крестовые походы

английская классика

классика жанра

классика приключенческой литературы

Count Robert of Paris

Life of Napoleon Bonaparte. Volume II

Life of Napoleon Bonaparte. Volume V

Письма Павла к своему семейству. Ч. 3

Письма Павла к своему семейству. Ч. 1

Маннеринг, или Астролог. Том 1,2

Айвенго / Ivanhoe

Scott&apos;s Lady of the Lake

The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Complete

Tales of My Landlord

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