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Richard Waverley

Edward's Whig father, a calculating London politician whose neglect of his son's upbringing sets the whole story quietly in motion.

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Also known as Richard, Mr. Richard Waverley, Sir Richard Waverley

First appearance: Waverley-Honour—A Retrospect

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Edward's father, a pragmatic Hanoverian politician whose ambitions contrast with his brother's Jacobite leanings.
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Richard Waverley is an ambitious Hanoverian placeman who trades his son's education for his own advancement, leaving Edward to be raised by his Jacobite uncle and to drift, unguided, into the Highlands. The family's…

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See Richard Waverley in Waverley-Honour—A Retrospect

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MAMackenzieBMBailie Macwhee…MMMr. MortonEWEdward WaverleySESir Everard Wa…RWRichard Waverley

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Minor and Historical Figures
  • Central Jacobite and Waverley Circle
  • Hanoverian Authority and Allies
  • Protagonist

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Richard Waverley in Waverley-Honour—A Retrospect