7/7 1814 "Waverley" by Sir Walter Scott was published

From the Scotsclan.   

• On this day in 1814 the novel ‘Waverley’, by Sir Walter Scott, was published. Waverley was Scott’s first novel, and written mainly as a way of proving himself a superior literary talent to Byron. Although it was published anonymously as a safety net against its failure, it was an open secret who the author was. Scott needn’t have worried: the book was a runaway success and Scott became regarded as the leading author in Europe.
• Some follow up reading includes  Supersummary.    
• Sir Walter Scott and the Drama of History WSWS
• Sir Walter Scott's 'Waverley at 200 years is not yet old. Guardian
• The Enchantments of the 'Waverley' University of California press