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 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 Novels series. Order of publication Chronological order, by setting 1097: Count Robert of Paris 1187–94: The Betrothed, The Talisman, Ivanhoe (3) 1307: Castle Dangerous 1396: The Fair Maid of Perth 1468–77: Quentin Durward, Anne of Geierstein (2) 1547–75: The Monastery, The Siege of Malta, The Abbot, Kenilworth (4) 1616–18: The...