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Waverley

By: Sir Walter Scott
Narrated by: David Rintoul
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Waverley by Sir Walter Scott is an enthralling tale of love, war and divided loyalties. Taking place during the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, the novel tells the story of proud English officer Edward Waverley.

After being posted to Dundee, Edward eventually befriends chieftain of the Highland Clan Mac-Ivor and falls in love with his beautiful sister Flora. He then renounces his former loyalties in order actively to support Scotland in open rebellion against the Union with England.

The book depicts stunning, romantic panoramas of the Highlands, and is famous for being one of the first historical novels. Its influence extended to many authors, including Dickens, Dumas, Gogol, Stevenson, Thackeray, and Tolstoy.

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Public Domain (P)2018 Naxos AudioBooks Classics Fiction Historical Fiction Science Fiction Highlander War Thought-Provoking England Scotland
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David Rintoul's narration is exceptional. A better relater of this wild tale cannot be imagined. This is the first of Walter Scott's Waverley novels. All who love Romantic literature should read this. It never loses its potency.

Romantic Highlands

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This novel was superbly narrated by David Rintoul. An insight into the times of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the uprising to put him on the throne.

An interesting read

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An outstanding reading which made a gripping adventure out of what might have been a bit ponderous in print. Couldn’t hope for a better introduction to Walter Scott.

What a discovery

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Waverley is an absorbing tale but has its longeurs, and David Rintoul makes even those slow parts interesting. He is a master of all the accents required, but there are some minor faults, and a language expert should have been on hand to correct those. I won't make a tedious list, but one mistake should have been corrected. The ending 'zie' in Scots words like assoilzie, spuilzie and capercailzie is pronounced 'yee' or 'ee', but Rintoul always pronounces it as 'zee'.

The story is moving and has grandeur and pathos, but also high comedy. The most interesting characters are not those of the narrator but of the pedantic but kindly Baron Bradwardine, the highland chieftain Fergus MacIvor, and his sister Rose.

A great story well told

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I have to be honest I found it hard to grasp at first, however, I loved it in the end, I found myself talking to kids in a highland accent before to long!

Tough at first!

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