Disclosure : This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links.

Rob Roy

For the most popular of his Scottish romances, published at the end of 1817, Scott drew on the legends and historical anecdotes about Rob Roy MacGregor he had collected in his youth. The famous outlaw is only one of a series of vivid characters who cast their spell of the novel`s hero, Frank Osbaldistone, on his journey through the wild northern territories of the new United Kingdom. Banished from his father`s house, falling hopelessly in love with the spirited Diana Vernon, Frank becomes involved in he conspiracy surrounding the disastrous Jacobite rising of 1715. His adventures take him to `MacGregor`s country`, across the Highland Line, where he finds cruelty, heartbreak, and some unlikely friends. By turns thrilling and comic, Rob Roy contains Scott`s most sophisticated treatment of the Scottish Highlands as an imaginary space where the modern and the primitive come together. Newly edited from the `Magnum Opus` text of 1830, this edition includes full explanatory notes and a critical introduction exploring the originality and complexity of Scott`s achievement.ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World`s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford`s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Related Products:

Journals – Captain Scott`s Last Expedition The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale Oxford School Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet Queen Elizabeth`s Book of Oxford: Ms Bodley 13a, A Facsimile with Introduction and Translation The Sea-Wolf The Masterpiece The Scottish Nation The Last Expedition The Lives of the Artists A History Of The World In 100 Objects Waverley Oxford, a Very Peculiar History Becoming a Critical Thinker: For your university studies and beyond Oxford: A Pocket Miscellany Four Major Plays: (Doll`s House; Ghosts; Hedda Gabler; and the Master Builder) An Historical Map of Oxford – from Medieval to Victorian Times Scottish White Water (3rd Edition) The Ragged Lion: A Novel Scottish National Dress and Tartan My Heart`s in the Highlands: Classic Scottish Poems Motherless Brooklyn Les Liaisons Dangereuses Captain Scott Pere Goriot The Scottish Nationality Test 2014/15: How Scottish are You? Scott`s Last Expedition Emma Exemplary Stories Scotland – The Story of a Nation Travel Writing 1700-1830 A-Z Oxford Hidden Walks: Discover 20 routes in and around the city Evelyn Waugh`s Oxford Oxford in Quotations Scottish Birds Scottish Island Bagging – Collect & Scratch Map Contemporary Art: A Very Short Introduction Clans and Tartans: Traditional Scottish tartans (Collins Little Books) Scottish Hill Tracks Oxford PopOut A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland and the Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides