Book Series Guide

Sir Walter Scott

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Sir Walter Scott Books in Order

Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) was a Scottish novelist, poet, historian, editor, and antiquarian. His narrative poems made him one of the most celebrated British writers before his Waverley novels established the historical novel as a major form. He also wrote histories, biographies, travel writing, political pamphlets, essays, plays, and children's histories, and edited important works of earlier Scottish and English literature.

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Waverley; or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since

The first Waverley novel and the clearest entry into Scott's historical fiction.

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Ivanhoe

A highly accessible historical romance set in medieval England.

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The Heart of Mid-Lothian

A major Scottish novel combining social history, moral drama, and memorable characterization.

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novel-series · completed

Waverley Novels

Scott's series of historical novels and related fictional narratives, conventionally named after Waverley.

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  1. 1
    Waverley; or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since

    Book 1 · novel · 1814

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  2. 2 Cover of Guy Mannering; or, The Astrologer
    Guy Mannering; or, The Astrologer

    Book 2 · novel · 1815

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  3. 3 Cover of The Antiquary
    The Antiquary

    Book 3 · novel · 1816

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  4. 4 Cover of The Black Dwarf
    The Black Dwarf

    Book 4 · novel · 1816

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  5. 5 Cover of Old Mortality
    Old Mortality

    Book 5 · novel · 1816

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  6. 6 Cover of Rob Roy
    Rob Roy

    Book 6 · novel · 1817

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  7. 7 Cover of The Heart of Mid-Lothian
    The Heart of Mid-Lothian

    Book 7 · novel · 1818

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  8. 8 Cover of The Bride of Lammermoor
    The Bride of Lammermoor

    Book 8 · novel · 1819

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  9. 9
    A Legend of Montrose

    Book 9 · novel · 1819

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  10. 10 Cover of Ivanhoe
    Ivanhoe

    Book 10 · novel · 1819

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    The Monastery

    Book 11 · novel · 1820

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  12. 12 Cover of The Abbot
    The Abbot

    Book 12 · novel · 1820

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  13. 13 Cover of Kenilworth
    Kenilworth

    Book 13 · novel · 1821

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  14. 14 Cover of The Pirate
    The Pirate

    Book 14 · novel · 1821

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  15. 15 Cover of The Fortunes of Nigel
    The Fortunes of Nigel

    Book 15 · novel · 1822

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  16. 16 Cover of Peveril of the Peak
    Peveril of the Peak

    Book 16 · novel · 1823

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  17. 17 Cover of Quentin Durward
    Quentin Durward

    Book 17 · novel · 1823

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    Saint Ronan's Well

    Book 18 · novel · 1823

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  19. 19 Cover of Redgauntlet
    Redgauntlet

    Book 19 · novel · 1824

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    The Betrothed

    Book 20 · novel · 1825

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  21. 21 Cover of The Talisman
    The Talisman

    Book 21 · novel · 1825

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    Woodstock; or, The Cavalier

    Book 22 · novel · 1826

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  23. 23 Cover of Chronicles of the Canongate
    Chronicles of the Canongate

    Book 23 · short-story-collection · 1827

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    The Fair Maid of Perth; or, Saint Valentine's Day

    Book 24 · novel · 1828

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    Anne of Geierstein; or, The Maiden of the Mist

    Book 25 · novel · 1829

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  26. 26 Cover of Count Robert of Paris
    Count Robert of Paris

    Book 26 · novel · 1831

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  27. 27 Cover of Castle Dangerous
    Castle Dangerous

    Book 27 · novel · 1831

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Tales of My Landlord

A four-series cycle of historical novels presented under the fictional authorship of Jedediah Cleishbotham.

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  1. 1 Cover of The Black Dwarf
    The Black Dwarf

    Book 1 · novel · 1816

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  2. 2 Cover of Old Mortality
    Old Mortality

    Book 2 · novel · 1816

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  3. 3 Cover of The Heart of Mid-Lothian
    The Heart of Mid-Lothian

    Book 3 · novel · 1818

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  4. 4 Cover of The Bride of Lammermoor
    The Bride of Lammermoor

    Book 4 · novel · 1819

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    A Legend of Montrose

    Book 5 · novel · 1819

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  6. 6 Cover of Count Robert of Paris
    Count Robert of Paris

    Book 6 · novel · 1831

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  7. 7 Cover of Castle Dangerous
    Castle Dangerous

    Book 7 · novel · 1831

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Tales of the Crusaders

A paired series of historical romances set against the Crusades.

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  1. 1
    The Betrothed

    Book 1 · novel · 1825

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  2. 2 Cover of The Talisman
    The Talisman

    Book 2 · novel · 1825

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Chronicles of the Canongate

A framed fiction series comprising the first-series short-fiction collection and the second-series novel The Fair Maid of Perth.

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  1. 1 Cover of Chronicles of the Canongate
    Chronicles of the Canongate

    Book 1 · short-story-collection · 1827

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  2. 2
    The Fair Maid of Perth; or, Saint Valentine's Day

    Book 2 · novel · 1828

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history-series · completed

Tales of a Grandfather

A four-series historical work written for Scott's grandson, covering Scottish and French history.

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  1. 1
    Tales of a Grandfather; Being Stories Taken from Scottish History. First Series

    Book 1 · history · 1827

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  2. 2
    Tales of a Grandfather; Being Stories Taken from Scottish History. Second Series

    Book 2 · history · 1828

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  3. 3
    Tales of a Grandfather; Being Stories Taken from Scottish History. Third Series

    Book 3 · history · 1829

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  4. 4
    Tales of a Grandfather; Being Stories Taken from the History of France

    Book 4 · history · 1830

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Outside the series

Bibliography by category

Novels (6)
  1. Border Antiquities of England and Scotland

    antiquarian-nonfiction · 1814

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  2. Provincial Antiquities and Picturesque Scenery of Scotland

    antiquarian-nonfiction · 1819

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  3. Cover of Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft
    Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft

    nonfiction · 1830

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  4. Reliquiae Trotcosienses; or, The Gabions of the Late Jonathan Oldbuck

    unfinished-nonfiction · 2004

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  5. The Siege of Malta

    unfinished-novel · 2008

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  6. Bizarro

    unfinished-novel · 2008

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Nonfiction (3)
  1. Paul's Letters to His Kinsfolk

    travel-writing · 1816

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  2. The Life of Napoleon Buonaparte

    biography · 1827

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  3. The Journal of Sir Walter Scott

    journal · 1890

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Essays and speeches (1)
  1. Letters of Malachi Malagrowther

    political-pamphlet · 1826

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Poetry (11)
  1. Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border

    poetry-collection · 1802

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  2. Sir Tristrem: A Metrical Romance of the Thirteenth Century

    poetry · 1804

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  3. The Lay of the Last Minstrel

    poetry · 1805

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  4. Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field

    poetry · 1808

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  5. Cover of The Lady of the Lake
    The Lady of the Lake

    poetry · 1810

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  6. The Vision of Don Roderick

    poetry · 1811

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  7. Rokeby

    poetry · 1813

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  8. The Bridal of Triermain

    poetry · 1813

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  9. Cover of The Lord of the Isles
    The Lord of the Isles

    poetry · 1815

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  10. The Field of Waterloo

    poetry · 1815

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  11. Harold the Dauntless

    poetry · 1817

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Plays (3)
  1. Halidon Hill

    play · 1822

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  2. The Doom of Devorgoil

    play · 1830

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  3. Auchindrane; or, The Ayrshire Tragedy

    play · 1830

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Edited works (1)
  1. An Apology for Tales of Terror

    anthology · 1799

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