Which Scottish author wrote the books known collectively as The Waverley Novels?
Waverley Novels Waverley Novels The Waverley Novels are a long series of novels by Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832). For nearly a century, they were among the most popular and widely read novels in all of Europe. Because Scott did not publicly acknowledge authorship until 1827, the series takes its name from "Waverley", the first novel of the series released in 1814. The later books bore the words "by the author of "Waverley"" on their title pages. The "Tales of my Landlord" sub-series was not advertised as "by the author of "Waverley"" and thus is not always included as part of the Waverley
Waverley Novels University Press in the 1990s. In Scotland, Waverley Station and Waverley Bridge in Edinburgh were named after these novels. In North America, the towns of Waverly, Nebraska; Waverly, South Dakota; Waverley, New York; Waverley, Nova Scotia; Waverly, Ohio; Waverly Hall, Georgia; <ref name="http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/harris-county"></ref> and Waverly, Tennessee, take their names from these novels, as does Waverley School in Louisville, Kentucky, which later became the Waverly Hills Sanatorium. In Australia, the Melbourne suburbs of Glen Waverley and Mount Waverley and also Ivanhoe, were named after the novels as well. Waverley Novels The Waverley Novels are a long series of novels by Sir