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Sir Walter Scott wrote into existence many of the myths and legends we still re-tell and he used this past to examine and explore the political problems of his own day. Waverley' appeared in 1814 ...

Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) was a novelist ... a nod to Sir Walter’s most famous work, Waverley, or ‘Tis Sixty Years Since. The prize is managed by the Abbotsford Trust.