Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 94 Scott, Walter 1771 1832 Scott, Sir Walter Malagrowther, Malachi Cleishbotham, Jedediah Templeton, Laurence Waverley; or, 'Tis sixty years since — Volume 2 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waverley_(novel) Produced by Robert Rowe, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since — Volume 2" by Walter Scott is a historical novel written in the early 19th century. The story follows Edward Waverley, a young Englishman who becomes embroiled in the Jacobite uprising of 1745, as he navigates conflicts between loyalties, love, and identity against a backdrop of Scottish history and culture. The opening of this volume begins with Edward Waverley, who is currently being escorted by Mr. Gilfillan and his party after a tumultuous series of events that involved him being captured. The conversation between Waverley and his captors highlights the religious tensions of the time, with Gilfillan disparaging Waverley's Anglican faith. The narrative swiftly escalates when Highlanders ambush them, leading to chaos; Waverley is injured and subsequently rescued by the Highlanders. As he is taken to a remote hut, we see Waverley’s worries about his destiny and recover as he remains surrounded by mysterious Highlanders, pondering the intentions of his captors, and the presence of an enigmatic female figure who he suspects might be closely connected to him. This blend of action, historical context, and character introspection sets the stage for further developments in Waverley's journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Historical fiction Scotland -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction Jacobite Rebellion, 1745-1746 -- Fiction PR Text Historical Fiction Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: British Literature 597345 2025-07-02T12:50:17.780898 text/html 597083 2025-01-09T02:32:19.321455 text/html 319927 2025-07-02T12:50:26.663906 application/epub+zip 329732 2025-07-02T12:50:21.050884 application/epub+zip 311700 2025-07-02T12:50:19.828863 application/epub+zip 590003 2025-07-02T12:50:31.234823 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 548785 2025-07-02T12:50:25.875898 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 520884 2022-09-03T05:08:46.278788 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 557360 2025-07-02T12:50:17.370920 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 557196 2012-01-13T12:22:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 557187 2012-01-13T12:22:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20478 2025-07-02T12:50:31.371792 application/rdf+xml 16488 2025-07-02T12:50:20.327870 image/jpeg 3787 2025-07-02T12:50:20.075871 image/jpeg 219023 2012-01-13T12:22:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 219001 2012-01-13T12:22:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 314984 2025-07-02T12:50:17.825952 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia