Rob Roy — Volume 01: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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Rob Roy — Volume 01 is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Scott, Walter (1771–1832).
Catalogue synopsis
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"Rob Roy — Volume 01" by Walter Scott is a historical novel published in 1817. When young Frank Osbaldistone refuses to join his father's merchant business, he's banished to his uncle's estate near the Scottish border. There he falls for the spirited Diana Vernon and becomes entangled in family treachery when his cunning cousin Rashleigh steals vital documents. Frank's pursuit leads him into turbulent Scotland on the eve of the 1715 Jacobite Rising, where he encounters the legendary outlaw Rob Roy MacGregor amid political intrigue and Highland wilderness.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Rob Roy — Volume 01
- Author credits: Scott, Walter (1771–1832)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Outlaws -- Fiction
- Rob Roy, 1671-1734 -- Fiction
- Scotland -- History -- 1689-1745 -- Fiction
Gutenberg collections
- Category: British Literature
- Category: Classics of Literature
- Category: Historical Novels
- Historical Fiction
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