# Waverley — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Waverley by Walter Scott.

- [Dedication](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/dedication.md): Walter Scott dedicates his collected works of fiction to King George, expressing humble gratitude for the royal permission to do so, and noting that the stories have provided amusement and relief to readers, thereby cont
- [Editor's Introduction to Waverley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/editor-s-introduction-to-waverley.md): The editor discusses the composition and reception of Waverley, noting Scott's deliberate slow start, his autobiographical reflections on education, and the contrast between English and Scottish settings. The chapter exp
- [Preface to the Third Edition](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/preface-to-the-third-edition.md): The author addresses the public's favorable reception of the novel, acknowledges speculation about his identity, and defends his portrayal of Highlanders against accusations of unfairness, citing historical examples and 
- [Epigraph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/epigraph.md): The epigraph quotes Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part II, posing a question of political allegiance that foreshadows the novel's central conflict between loyalty to the Hanoverian king and the Jacobite cause.
- [Waverley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/waverley.md): The opening chapter of 'Waverley' introduces the eponymous hero, Edward Waverley, a young man of romantic temperament and desultory education, caught between the influences of his Jacobite uncle Sir Everard and his Hanov

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- [Introductory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-i-introductory.md)
- [Waverley-Honour—A Retrospect](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-ii-waverley-honour-a-retrospect.md)
- [III: Education](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-iii-education.md)
- [Castle-Building](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-iv-castle-building.md)
- [Choice of a Profession](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-v-choice-of-a-profession.md)
- [VI: The Adieus of Waverley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-vi-the-adieus-of-waverley.md)
- [VII: A Horse-Quarter in Scotland](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-vii-a-horse-quarter-in-scotland.md)
- [A Scottish Manor-House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-viii-a-scottish-manor-house.md)
- [IX: More of the Manor-House and Its Environs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-ix-more-of-the-manor-house-and-its-environs.md)
- [Rose Bradwardine and Her Father](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-x-rose-bradwardine-and-her-father.md)
- [The Banquet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-xi-the-banquet.md)
- [Repentance and a Reconciliation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-xii-repentance-and-a-reconciliation.md)
- [A More Rational Day Than the Last](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-xiii-a-more-rational-day-than-the-last.md)
- [XIV: A Discovery—Waverley Becomes Domesticated at Tully-Veolan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-xiv-a-discovery-waverley-becomes-domesticated-at-tully-veolan.md)
- [XV: A Creagh, and Its Consequences](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-xv-a-creagh-and-its-consequences.md)
- [An Unexpected Ally Appears](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-xvi-an-unexpected-ally-appears.md)
- [XVII: The Hold of a Highland Robber](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-xvii-the-hold-of-a-highland-robber.md)
- [Waverley Proceeds on His Journey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-xviii-waverley-proceeds-on-his-journey.md)
- [The Chief and His Mansion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-xix-the-chief-and-his-mansion.md)
- [XX: A Highland Feast](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-xx-a-highland-feast.md)
- [XXI: The Chieftain’s Sister](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-xxi-the-chieftain-s-sister.md)
- [Highland Minstrelsy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-xxii-highland-minstrelsy.md)
- [Waverley Continued at Glennaquoich](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-xxiii-waverley-continued-at-glennaquoich.md)
- [A Stag-Hunt and Its Consequences](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-xxiv-a-stag-hunt-and-its-consequences.md)
- [News from England](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-xxv-news-from-england.md)
- [An Eclaircissement](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-xxvi-an-eclaircissement.md)
- [XXVII: Upon the Same Subject](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-xxvii-upon-the-same-subject.md)
- [A Letter from Tully-Veolan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-xxviii-a-letter-from-tully-veolan.md)
- [Waverley's Reception in the Lowlands After His Highland Tour](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-xxix-waverley-s-reception-in-the-lowlands-after-his-highland-tour.md)
- [Shows That the Loss of a Horse's Shoe May Be a Serious Inconvenience](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-i-shows-that-the-loss-of-a-horse-s-show-may-be-a-serious-inconvenience.md)
- [An Examination](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-ii-an-examination.md)
- [A Conference and the Consequence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-iii-a-conference-and-the-consequence.md)
- [A Confidant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-iv-a-confidant.md)
- [Things Mend a Little](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-v-things-mend-a-little.md)
- [A Volunteer Sixty Years Since](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-vi-a-volunteer-sixty-years-since.md)
- [VII: An Incident](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-vii-an-incident.md)
- [Waverley Is Still in Distress](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-viii-waverley-is-still-in-distress.md)
- [IX: A Nocturnal Adventure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-ix-a-nocturnal-adventure.md)
- [X: The Journey Is Continued](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-x-the-journey-is-continued.md)
- [An Old and a New Acquaintance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xi-an-old-and-a-new-acquaintance.md)
- [XII: The Mystery Begins to Be Cleared Up](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xii-the-mystery-begins-to-be-cleared-up.md)
- [A Soldier's Dinner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xiii-a-soldier-s-dinner.md)
- [The Ball](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xiv-the-ball.md)
- [XV: The March](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xv-the-march.md)
- [An Incident Gives Rise to Unavailing Reflections](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xvi-an-incident-gives-rise-to-unavailing-reflections.md)
- [XVII: The Eve of Battle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xvii-the-eve-of-battle.md)
- [The Conflict](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xviii-the-conflict.md)
- [XIX: An Unexpected Embarrassment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xix-an-unexpected-embarassment.md)
- [XX: The English Prisoner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xx-the-english-prisoner.md)
- [Rather Unimportant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xxi-rather-unimportant.md)
- [XXII: Intrigues of Love and Politics](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xxii-intrigues-of-love-and-politics.md)
- [Intrigues of Society and Love](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xxiii-intrigues-of-society-and-love.md)
- [Fergus a Suitor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xxiv-fergus-a-suitor.md)
- [XXV: “To One Thing Constant Never”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xxv-to-one-thing-constant-never.md)
- [A Brave Man in Sorrow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xxvi-a-brave-man-in-sorrow.md)
- [Exertion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xxvii-exertion.md)
- [XXVIII: The March](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xxviii-the-march.md)
- [The Confusion of King Agramant’s Camp](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xxix-the-confusion-of-king-agramant-s-camp.md)
- [A Skirmish](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xxx-a-skirmish.md)
- [Chapter of Accidents](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xxxi-chapter-of-accidents.md)
- [A Journey to London](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xxxii-a-journey-to-london.md)
- [What’s to Be Done Next?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xxxiii-what-s-to-be-done-next.md)
- [Desolation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xxxiv-desolation.md)
- [XXXV: Comparing of Notes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xxxv-comparing-of-notes.md)
- [XXXVI: More Explanation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xxxvi-more-explanation.md)
- [Chapter XXXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xxxvii.md)
- [XXXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xxxviii.md)
- [Chapter XXXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xxxix.md)
- [Chapter XL](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xl.md)
- [Dulce Domum](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xli-dulce-domum.md)
- [XLII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xlii.md)
- [A Postscript Which Should Have Been a Preface](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xliii-a-postcript-which-should-have-been-a-preface.md)
- [Glossary](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/glossary.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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