Waverley Novels

The Waverley Novels are a long series of novels by Sir Walter Scott, a Scottish writer and historian. For nearly a century, they were among the most popular and widely read novels in all of Europe.

Scott did not publicly acknowledge authorship until 1827, causing the series to take its name from Waverley, the first novel of the series published in 1814. The later books bore the words "by the author of Waverley" on their title pages.

The Tales of my Landlord sub-series was not advertised as "by the author of Waverley" and as a result not always included as part of the Waverley Novels series.

Waverley or 'Tis Sixty Years Since, the first book in the series, was published  in 1814.

Guy Mannering or The Astrologer, second novel, was published in 1815.

The Antiquary, third book, was published in 1816. 

The Black Dwarf, fourth book, was published in 1816.

The Tale of Old Mortality, fifth book, was published in 1816.

Rob Roy, the sixth novel, was published in 1818. 

The Heart of Midlothian, seventh book, was first published in 1818. 

The Bride of Lammermoor, eighth, was published in 1819. 

A Legend of Montrose, ninth novel, was first published in 1819.

Ivanhoe, tenth book, was published in 1819. 

The Monastery, eleventh, was published in 1820. 

The Abbot, twelfth book, was published in 1820. 

Kenilworth, thirteenth novel, was published in 1821.

The Pirate, fourteenth book, was published in 1822.

The Fortunes of Nigel, fifthteenth book, was published in 1822.

Peveril of the Peak, Sixteenth, was first published in 1822. 

Quentin Durward, seventeenth, was first published in 1823.

St. Ronan's Well, the eighteenth novel, was published in 1824.

Redgauntlet, nineteenth book, was published in 1824.

The Betrothed, twentieth novel, was published in 1825.

The Talisman, twenty-first book, was published in 1825.

Woodstock or The Cavalier, twenty-second, was published in 1826.

St Valentine's Day or The Fair Maid of Perth, the twenty-third book, was published in 1828.

Anne of Geierstein or The Maiden in the Mist, twenty-fourth novel, was published in 1829.

Count Robert of Paris, twenty-fifth, was first published in 1831.

Castle Dangerous, the twenty-sixth and last novel in the series, was published in 1831. 

The "Magnum Opus" edition is a 48-volume set published between 1829 and 1833 by Robert Cadell, based on previous editions, with new introductions and notes by Scott.