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Waverley, Volume 1

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(3,978 Sterne; 23 Bewertungen)

Waverley is set during the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, which sought to restore the Stuart dynasty in the person of Charles Edward Stuart (or 'Bonnie Prince Charlie'). It relates the story of a young dreamer and English soldier, Edward Waverley, who was sent to Scotland in 1745. 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 1745 Jacobite uprising and aftermath. (Summary by Wikipedia) (0 hr 31 min)

Chapters

01 - Publishers' Note

5:25

Read by Mike Harris

02 - Advertisement

5:00

Read by Mike Harris

03 - General Preface

40:42

Read by StephenC

04 - Introduction

9:33

Read by David Huston

05 - Preface & Author's Address

7:34

Read by David Huston

06 - Chapter I: Introductory

10:42

Read by Mark F. Smith

07 - Chapter II: Waverley-Honor: A Retrospect

20:23

Read by Mark F. Smith

08 - Chapter III: Education

13:58

Read by David Alexander

09 - Chapter IV: Castle-Building

13:32

Read by TriciaG

10 - Chapter V: Choice of a Profession

20:48

Read by TriciaG

11 - Chapter VI: The Adieus of Waverley

19:42

Read by WestWestest

12 - Chapter VII: A Horse-Quarter in Scotland

12:17

Read by S R Colon

13 - Chapter VIII: A Scottish Manor-House Sixty Years Since

13:37

Read by S R Colon

14 - Chapter IX: More of the Manor-House and Its Environs

14:52

Read by TriciaG

15 - Chapter X: Rose Bradwardine and Her Father

14:44

Read by Ric F

16 - Chapter XI: The Banquet

24:05

Read by TriciaG

17 - Chapter XII: Repentance and a Reconciliation

19:05

Read by Mike Harris

18 - Chapter XIII: A More Rational Day than the Last

20:02

Read by Mike Harris

19 - Chapter XIV: A Discovery - Waverley Becomes Domesticated at Tully-Veolan

19:48

Read by Piper Hayes

20 - Chapter XV: A Creagh, and Its Consequences

22:37

Read by Felicity C

21 - Chapter XVI: An Unexpected Ally Appears

21:51

Read by Felicity C

22 - Chapter XVII: The Hold of a Highland Robber

13:24

Read by SallyMc

23 - Chapter XVIII: Waverley Proceeds on His Journey

27:47

Read by Ric F

24 - Chapter XIX: The Chief and His Mansion

19:09

Read by Ric F

25 - Chapter XX: A Highland Feast

14:24

Read by SallyMc

26 - Chapter XXI: The Chieftain's Sister

10:11

Read by Trihypoo

27 - Chapter XXII: Highland Minstrelsy

21:13

Read by Trihypoo

28 - Chapter XXIII: Waverley Continues at Glennaquoich

11:04

Read by Ric F

29 - Chapter XXIV: A Stag-Hunt and Its Consequences

21:45

Read by lennich

30 - Chapter XXV: News from England

22:54

Read by Piper Hayes

31 - Chapter XXVI: An Eclaircissement

12:42

Read by Felicity C

32 - Chapter XXVII: Upon the Same Subject

21:01

Read by Felicity C

33 - Chapter XXVIII: A Letter From Tully-Veolan

20:46

Read by Felicity C

34 - Chapter XXIX: Waverley's Reception in the Lowlands After His Highland Tour

23:57

Read by Felicity C

35 - Chapter XXX: Shows that the Loss of a Horse's Shoe May Be a Serious Inconv…

17:14

Read by TriciaG

36 - Chapter XXXI: An Examination

21:57

Read by Piper Hayes

37 - Chapter XXXII: A Conference and the Consequence

14:34

Read by S R Colon

38 - Chapter XXXIII: A Confidant

12:33

Read by S R Colon

39 - Chapter XXXIV: Things Mend a Little

6:07

Read by S R Colon

40 - Chapter XXXV: A Volunteer Sixty Years Since

8:22

Read by S R Colon

41 - Appendix I

34:07

Read by TriciaG

42 - Appendix II

37:31

Read by TriciaG

43 - Appendix III

8:01

Read by John Pierce

Bewertungen

DUMB OR NAIVE?

(4,5 Sterne)

Whatever Waverley was, he certainly was imprudent in many of his actions; perhaps he will improve in volume II. There were many interesting and informative sections describing everyday life in the highlands. The readers were mostly good; fortunately, most of them did not attempt to read in Scottish dialect, a practice which virtually ruined lisrening to ROB ROY by the same author.

(5 Sterne)

It's almost like a thriller, in that one trifling incident after another is construed to lead poor callow Waverly to the gallows. I think Scott illustrates how dangerous it might have been to ally oneself even slightly with the Jacobites.