The Waverley Novels

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The Waverley Novels: References & Edit History

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Add new Web site: Internet Archive - "The Waverley novels".	Emily Rodriguez	Mar 15, 2022
	Add new Web site: The University of Adelaide - "Waverley".	Aakanksha Gaur	Sep 26, 2013
	New article added.	Kathleen Kuiper	Nov 21, 2011