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 by Sir Walter Scott
is often credited as the first historical novel, published in 1814. The story is set during the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, a period when Scottish Highlanders fought to restore Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie) to the British throne. The protagonist, Edward Waverley, is a young English soldier from a noble family who becomes caught between his loyalty to the British crown and his growing admiration for the Highlanders' cause.
Waverley's journey takes him deep into Scottish culture, where he encounters romance, adventure, and political intrigue. His encounters with historical figures, like Bonnie Prince Charlie, as well as fictional characters, such as the brave Highland chieftain Fergus Mac-Ivor and the beautiful Flora Mac-Ivor, push him to question his allegiances.
The novel is not only a gripping tale of adventure and romance but also a rich exploration of Scotland's political and cultural divisions. Scott vividly depicts the contrast between the English and the Scots, as well as the changing landscape of the Highlands as old traditions begin to fade. Waverley is celebrated for blending history and fiction, making it a cornerstone of both Scottish literature and the historical novel genre.

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MICKLE, large, much.

MORN, tomorrow.

MOUSTED, powdered.

MUCKLE, great, much.

MUNT, mount.

MUTCHKIN, a measure equal to about three quarters of an imperial pint.

NA, nae, no, not.

NAIGS, horses.

NAIL, the sixteenth part of a yard.

NATHELESS, nevertheless.

NEB, nose, tip.

NE'ER BE IN ME, devil be in me.

OLD TO DO, great doings.

OWER, over.

PAITRICK, a partridge.

PANGED, crammed.

PARRITCH, oatmeal porridge.

PAUNIE, a peacock.

PECULIUM, private property.

PINNERS, a headdress for women.

PLACK, a copper coin worth one third of a penny.

PLAIDY, an outer covering for the body.

PLENISH, furnish.

PLOY, an entertainment, a pastime.

POTTINGER, an apothecary.

POWNIE, a pony.

POWTERING, poking, stirring.

PRETTY MAN, a stout, warlike fellow.

QUEAN, a young woman.

REDD, part, separate.

REISES, twigs, branches.

RESILING, retracting, withdrawing.

RIGGS, ridges, ploughed ground.

RINTHEROUT, a roving person, a vagabond.

ROW, roll.

ROWED, rolled.

ROWT, cried out, bellowed,

ROYNISH, scurvy, coarse.

SAE, so.

ST. JOHNSTONE'S TIPPET, a rope or halter for hanging.

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