The Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels
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Grant Holder:
Professor David Hewitt
The aim of the Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels is to publish the first critical edition of Walter Scott's fiction.
When compared with the manuscript there are usually in excess of 50,000 variants in the first edition of a Scott novel. Most of these are probably in accordance with what Scott wanted and expected, but the manuscripts were misread and misunderstood, and were subject to light bowdlerisation. Scott himself did not read proofs against his manuscript, and thus did not recognise mistakes when they made sense. Without exception, later editions were based on any convenient previous printed version, and so include most of the mistakes of their predecessors while adding their own. There was an accumulation of error, and when Scott came to prepare his own edition (the 'Magnum Opus' of 1829--33) he revised and corrected an earlier printed text unaware that it was already corrupt.
The EEWN returns to the manuscripts to recover readings lost though error and misunderstanding and produces what might be called ideal first editions.
| Project start date: 1984-01 | Project end date: 2007-12 |
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| Methods used | Category |
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| Collating | Data analysis |
| Collocating | Data analysis |
| Indexing | Data analysis |
| Text encoding - descriptive | Data structuring and enhancement |
| Text encoding - presentational | Data structuring and enhancement |
| Searching and querying | Data analysis |
| Statistical analysis | Data analysis |
| Manual input and transcription | Data capture |
Funding sources:
British Academy, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), The Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland, The Robertson Trust, The PF Charitable Trust, University of Edinburgh Development Trust, University of Edinburgh, University of Aberdeen, The Bank of Scotland
Content types created:
Text
Software tools used:
Microsoft Word, Oxford Concordance Program
Source material used:
The originating documents are the copies of first editions owned by the Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. The first-edition texts were keyed, and the resultant electronic texts were proof-read three times by readers working independently. The EEWN texts are the first-edition texts but emended in accordance with the procedure and practice of the edition. The editorial matter is developed by the individual editors.
Digital resource created:
All the first edition texts, the EEWN texts, and the editorial matter, exist as Word documents. These are not publically available although they will be made available in due course.
Access to digital resource:
Open Access
Data Formats created:
Microsoft Word Document (DOC)
Publications:
Scott, Walter. Guy Mannering. Edited by P. D. Garside. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1999.
Scott, Walter. The Antiquary. Edited by David Hewitt. Edinburgh and New York: Edinburgh and Columbia University Presses, 1995.
Scott, Walter. The Black Dwarf. Edited by P. D. Garside. Edinburgh and New York: Edinburgh and Columbia University Presses, 1993.
Scott, Walter. The Tale of Old Mortality. Edited by D. S. Mack. Edinburgh and New York: Edinburgh and Columbia University Presses, 1993.
Scott, Walter. The Heart of Mid-Lothian. Edited by David Hewitt and Alison Lumsden. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2004.
Scott, Walter. The Bride of Lammermoor. Edited by J. H. Alexander. Edinburgh and New York: Edinburgh and Columbia University Presses, 1995.
Scott, Walter. A Legend of the Wars of Montrose. Edited by J. H. Alexander. Edinburgh and New York: Edinburgh and Columbia University Presses, 1995.
Scott, Walter. Ivanhoe. Edited by Graham Tulloch. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1998.
Scott, Walter. The Monastery. Edited by Penny Fielding. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2000.
Scott, Walter. The Abbot. Edited by Christopher Johnson. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2000.
Scott, Walter. Kenilworth. Edited by J. H. Alexander. Edinburgh and New York: Edinburgh and Columbia University Presses, 1993.
Scott, Walter. The Pirate. Edited by Mark Weinstein and Alison Lumsden. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2002.
Scott, Walter. The Fortunes of Nigel. Edited by Frank Jordan. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2004.
Scott, Walter. Saint Ronan's Well. edited by Mark Weinstein. Edinburgh and New York: Edinburgh and Columbia University Presses, 1995.
Scott, Walter. Redgauntlet. Edited by G. A. M. Wood and David Hewitt. Edinburgh and New York: Edinburgh and Columbia University Presses, 1997.
Scott, Walter. The Chronicles of the Canongate. Edited by Claire Lamont. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2000.
Scott, Walter. The Fair Maid of Perth. Edited by A. D. Hook and Donald Mackenzie. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1999.
Scott, Walter. Quentin Durward. Edited by J. H. Alexander and G. A. M. Wood. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2001.
Scott, Walter. Anne of Geierstein. Edited by J. H. Alexander. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2000.
Scott, Walter. The Antiquary. Edited by David Hewitt. Edinburgh and New York: Edinburgh and Columbia University Presses, 1995.
Scott, Walter. The Black Dwarf. Edited by P. D. Garside. Edinburgh and New York: Edinburgh and Columbia University Presses, 1993.
Scott, Walter. The Tale of Old Mortality. Edited by D. S. Mack. Edinburgh and New York: Edinburgh and Columbia University Presses, 1993.
Scott, Walter. The Heart of Mid-Lothian. Edited by David Hewitt and Alison Lumsden. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2004.
Scott, Walter. The Bride of Lammermoor. Edited by J. H. Alexander. Edinburgh and New York: Edinburgh and Columbia University Presses, 1995.
Scott, Walter. A Legend of the Wars of Montrose. Edited by J. H. Alexander. Edinburgh and New York: Edinburgh and Columbia University Presses, 1995.
Scott, Walter. Ivanhoe. Edited by Graham Tulloch. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1998.
Scott, Walter. The Monastery. Edited by Penny Fielding. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2000.
Scott, Walter. The Abbot. Edited by Christopher Johnson. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2000.
Scott, Walter. Kenilworth. Edited by J. H. Alexander. Edinburgh and New York: Edinburgh and Columbia University Presses, 1993.
Scott, Walter. The Pirate. Edited by Mark Weinstein and Alison Lumsden. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2002.
Scott, Walter. The Fortunes of Nigel. Edited by Frank Jordan. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2004.
Scott, Walter. Saint Ronan's Well. edited by Mark Weinstein. Edinburgh and New York: Edinburgh and Columbia University Presses, 1995.
Scott, Walter. Redgauntlet. Edited by G. A. M. Wood and David Hewitt. Edinburgh and New York: Edinburgh and Columbia University Presses, 1997.
Scott, Walter. The Chronicles of the Canongate. Edited by Claire Lamont. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2000.
Scott, Walter. The Fair Maid of Perth. Edited by A. D. Hook and Donald Mackenzie. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1999.
Scott, Walter. Quentin Durward. Edited by J. H. Alexander and G. A. M. Wood. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2001.
Scott, Walter. Anne of Geierstein. Edited by J. H. Alexander. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2000.
Institutions affiliated with this project:
| UK HE institutions involved: |
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| University of Edinburgh |
| University of Aberdeen |
| UK HE institutions involved: |
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| New York |
| National Library of Scotland |
| Pierpont Morgan Library |
Project staff and expertise:
| Principal staff member: | Dr Alison Lumsden; Dr J A Alexander; Professor David Hewitt; Professor Peter Garside; Professor Claire Lamont; Mr G A M Wood |
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| Other staff: | Postdoctoral researcher(s) / Research assistant(s) |
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| Author(s) of record | David Hewitt |
| Title | The Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels |
| Record created | 2005-11-07 |
| Record updated | 2011-01-14 16:35 |
| URL of record | http://www.arts-humanities.net/node/2121 |
| Citation of record | David Hewitt: The Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. <http://www.arts-humanities.net/node/2121> created: 2005-11-07, last updated 2011-01-14 16:35 |