A 12-volume circa 1867 issue of 28 of the Waverly Novels, a long series of novels by Scottish historian, novelist, poet, and playwright Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832). For nearly a century, the Waverly Novels were among the most popular and widely read novels in Europe. Because Scott did not publicly acknowledge authorship until 1827, the series takes its name from Waverley, the first novel of …