016 - Chapter XI The Banquet

Set against the backdrop of the tumultuous Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, Waverley tells the captivating tale of Edward Waverley, a young English soldier and dreamer. Journeying from his noble family estate of Waverley-Honour in southern England, Edward finds himself drawn into the heart of Scotlands fierce struggle to restore the Stuart dynasty under Charles Edward Stuart, known as Bonnie Prince Charlie. His adventure takes him from the picturesque Scottish Lowlands, where he visits the family friend Baron Bradwardine, to the rugged Highlands, immersing him in the passions and perils of the Jacobite uprising and its aftermath. (Summary by Wikipedia)