Rob Roy is an 1817 historical novel by Walter Scott and is one of the Waverley novels. It is probably set in 1715, the year of the first Jacobite rising, and the social and economic …

Rob Roy is an 1817 historical novel by Scottish historian and playwright Sir Walter Scott. It is known as one of his three “Waverly Novels,” books for which he did not claim authorship until …

Oct 25, 2006 · “Rob Roy,” naturally, is no mere “novel with a purpose,” no economic tract in disguise. Among Scott's novels it stands alone as regards its pictures of passionate love. The …

Set on the eve of the 1715 Jacobite uprising, Rob Roy brilliantly evokes a Scotland on the verge of rebellion, blending historical fact and a novelist's imagination to create an incomparable …

Aug 23, 2004 · "Rob Roy — Complete" by Sir Walter Scott is a historical novel written in the early 19th century. The narrative centers around the life and exploits of Rob Roy MacGregor, a …

Oct 25, 2006 · Project Gutenberg's Rob Roy, Complete, Illustrated, by Sir Walter Scott This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.

Dec 19, 2011 · This page provides a brief summary of the plot of Scott's novel Rob Roy , the background to its creation and how it was received at the time by critics and the public.

Jun 11, 2018 · Rob Roy [Scottish Gaelic,=red Rob], 1671–1734, Scottish freebooter, whose real name was Robert MacGregor. He is remembered chiefly as he figures in Sir Walter Scott [1]'s …

Walter Scott's novel Rob Roy follows a young Englishman, Frank Osbaldistone, to Scotland, where he travels to retrieve a debt. The story is set during the 1715 Jacobite Rising, and Frank …

Rob Roy is a historical novel by Walter Scott. It is narrated by Frank Osbaldistone, the son of an English merchant who travels first to the North of England, and subsequently to the Scottish …