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Ivanhoe
Scott, WalterSaga EgmontIvanhoe was first a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, before inspiring the legend of Robin Hood and generating multiple adaptations. This complex, 3-volumes long novel has been...
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The Pirate
Scott, WalterSaga Egmont‘The Pirate’ is a thrilling adventure novel by Walter Scott. The story takes place on the edge of civilisation in the remote Shetland Isles during the 17th Century as a mysterious...
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Anne of Geierstein
Scott, WalterSaga Egmont‘Anne of Geierstein’ is a gothic romance and adventure novel by Walter Scott. For this tale, Scott abandons his typical Scottish setting as the story follows two knights on a secre...
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Waverley
Scott, WalterSaga Egmont‘Waverley’ is among Walter Scott’s first novels and one of the original Western historical novels. The sprawling story takes place during the Jacobite Rising from 1745 and follows...
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Count Robert of Paris
Scott, WalterSaga Egmont‘Count Robert of Paris’ is Walter Scott’s penultimate novel from his celebrated ‘Waverley’ series. It is a historical novel set in Constantinople during the First Crusade. The stor...
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St. Ronan's Well
Scott, WalterSaga Egmont‘St. Ronan’s Well’ is a tragicomic tale of two brothers in love with the same woman. Walter Scott’s trademark dramatic tension is palpable in this novel, but it is unique in the fa...
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The Monastery
Scott, WalterSaga Egmont‘The Monastery’ is a novel by Walter Scott that tells the story of the Monastery of Kennaquhair and its mysterious occupants and supernatural situations. The monastery is on the br...
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Rob Roy
Scott, WalterSaga Egmont‘Rob Roy’ is one of Walter Scott’s most famous and acclaimed novels, telling the story of the legendary outlaw Rob Roy MacGregor and his thrilling adventures in the Scottish Highla...
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The Abbot
Scott, WalterSaga Egmont‘The Abbot’ is a historical fiction novel about Mary Queen of Scots’ thrilling escape from prison and is considered by many to be one of Walter Scott’s finest works. The gripping n...
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Guy Mannering
Scott, WalterSaga Egmont"Guy Mannering" is the story of young Henry Bertram’s kidnapping. The heir to a wealthy ancestral estate, his family’s lawyer has him kidnapped in the hopes that with no male heir,...
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The Tale of Old Mortality
Scott, WalterSaga EgmontEven in peace the scars of war remain. "The Tale of Old Mortality", from Scott’s collection "Tales of my Landlord", provides a window in to a time many of us could hardly imagine....
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The Black Dwarf
Scott, WalterSaga EgmontThe first volume in Scott’s "Tales of my Landlord", "The Black Dwarf" is set right after the Union between England and Scotland in 1707. "The Black Dwarf" focuses on the character...
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The Fair Maid of Perth
Scott, WalterSaga EgmontSet during the reign of King Robert III of Scotland, ‘The Fair Maid of Perth’ is a historical romance novel by the internationally renowned Scottish author, Sir Walter Scott. Cathe...
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The Antiquary
Scott, WalterSaga Egmont"The Antiquary" is a book steeped in family secrets. One of Walter Scott’s "Waverley" novels, its plot revolves around a memorable odd couple: Lovel, a young man with a mysterious...
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Woodstock
Scott, WalterSaga EgmontWitchcraft and revolution collide in Walter Scott’s thrilling "Woodstock". King Charles I has been beheaded, and the English Civil War is finally over. His son, Charles Stuart, mus...
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Peveril of the Peak
Scott, WalterSaga EgmontIn Restoration England, two young lovers must battle against a wild conspiracy. Julian and Alice’s love has survived a lot. For one thing, their families supported different sides...
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The Bride of Lammermoor
Scott, WalterSaga EgmontIn a decrepit, Scottish castle overlooking the sea, Edgar Ravenswood dreams of revenge. Years ago, his father’s rival conspired to strip the Ravenswoods of their fortune. But fate...
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The Fortunes of Nigel
Scott, WalterSaga EgmontScottish lord Nigel Olifaunt is more than a little naive. So when he arrives in London, he’s soon sucked into the chaos of the big city. Pinballing between a lively cast of petty c...
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The Heart of Midlothian
Scott, WalterSaga EgmontAgainst the backdrop of the Porteous Riots, one woman must give everything to save her sister. It’s 1763, and there’s pandemonium on the streets of Edinburgh. Innocent protesters...
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Kenilworth
Scott, WalterSaga Egmont"Kenilworth" is a historical novel by Walter Scott that centres on the royal court romance, intrigue, and mystery between Queen Elizabeth I and the Earl of Leicester. Once again, S...