The Waverley Novels, in 24 Volumes: Waverley or 'Tis Sixty Years Since; Guy Mannering: The Astrologer; The Antiquary; The Black Dwarf and Old Mortality [Tales of My Landlord, First Series]; Rob Roy; The Heart of Mid-Lothian [Tales of My Landlord, Se…

Complete set in twenty-four volumes. 8vo. Brown cloth, black decorations, gilt title panels and cameo portrait of author. Illustrated with engravings and woodcuts throughout. Includes advertisement to the Abbotsford edition, preface to the third edition, preface and introduction to the original edition, and advertisement to the last English edition. "Waverley is a 1814 historical novel by Sir Walter Scott. Initially published anonymously in 1814 as Scott's first venture into prose fiction, Waverley is often regarded as the first historical novel. The novel became so popular that Scott's later novels were advertised as being "by the author of Waverley". His series of novels on similar themes written during the same period have become collectively known as the "Waverley novels". In 1815, Scott was given the honour of dining with George, Prince Regent, who wanted to meet "the author of Waverley". It is thought that at this meeting Scott persuaded George that as a Stuart prince he could claim to be a Jacobite Highland Chieftain, a claim that would be dramatised when George became King and visited Scotland. The Waverley Novels are a long series of books by Sir Walter Scott. They take their name from Waverley (1814), which was the first. Their publication dates span 1814-1829."