Waverley
Waverley is a novel by Sir Walter Scott. The novel was published anonymously in 1814, being Scott's first venture into prose fiction.Warning: wikipedia contains spoilers
The hero, Edward Waverley, has been brought up by a Jacobite uncle, Sir Edward Digby. Waverley falls in love with Rose Bradwardine, daughter of one of Digby's Jacobite friends. Despite having enlisted in the army, he goes to the Highlands and associates with active Jacobites, with the result that he is court-martialled, but Rose saves him from imprisonment. Encouraged by the beautiful Flora Mac-Ivor, Waverley goes over to the Jacobites and is involved in the Battle of Prestonpans[?], where he saves the life of his former colonel. Thus he escapes retribution and marries Rose.
Scott's later novels were advertised as being "by the author of Waverley". His series of novels on similar themes written during the same period have become collectively known as the "Waverley novels".
Waverley is also a borough in Surrey, England.
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"I told you it would go," cried Mr. Parker, triumphantly, but the
had they remained there an hour longer--held the castaways dumb. The
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perished in the sea. As it was, they were safe--saved by Tom Swift's
Captain Valasquez refused to receive the large amount of money Mr.
only a sum he figured that he had lost by the delay, which was not a
their stories were listened to by the other passengers with bated
accompanied Tom to Shopton. Mr. Damon, with many blessings also
learned that the other boats from the RESOLUTE had been picked up,
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apprising them of their safety.
And the joy of Mary Nestor, when she found that it was Tom who had
was glad too--for Mary's sake.
"I won't forget my promise to you, Tom Swift," said Mr. Barcoe
was will be told in the next volume of this series, to be called:
Mountain." In that Tom is destined to have many more surprising
blessings on himself and his possessions.
And now, for a time, we will take leave of the young inventor and
Swift's skill with the wireless.
THE END
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