The Waverly Novels : Quentin Durward (Hardcover)

from pacrome

Very enjoyable read. Not too long, not too short. Provides enough historical background, but not in much detail. I found myself looking up the Jacobite Rebellion a few times on Wikipedia as I read through the book -- it's not necessary to do so but I found it interesting. A good read for fans of ...

from P_S_Patrick

Waverley was Walter Scott's his first novel, and indeed is normally regarded as the first example of historical fiction in our modern conception of it – that being a story based on real historical events, with accurate details of customs, behaviours, and language of that time, but peopled with so...

from boo262

A difficult book to begin with, but trust me, stick with it and you'll soon get into Scott's style. I was completely absorbed halfway through Volume II, and couldn't put the book down during Volume III.

from wordebeast

More to Scott than Ivanhoe. Actually gets you hooked.

from antiquary

I read this in Britain some years ago and enjoyed it. I was struck by the fact that although Scott's novels probably contributed to the revival of romantic Jacobite historical novels, his own view was a commonsense Whig outlook.