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Rob Roy Volume 2

Author
Walter Scott
Read by
Eloise Fairfax
Language
English
Length
9 hours 20 minutes
ISBN
9781802565317
Published
19 April 2025
Imprint
Sovereign
  • 18th-Century Scotland
  • Historical Novel
  • Rob Roy MacGregor
  • Political Unrest
  • Social Injustice
  • Loyalty
  • Honor
  • English-Scottish Clash
  • Rugged Landscapes
  • Highlanders

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"Rob Roy" by Walter Scott is a historical novel set in 18th-century Scotland. The story follows the adventures of the charismatic and noble outlaw Rob Roy MacGregor. Against a backdrop of political unrest and social injustice, the narrative explores themes of loyalty, honor, and the clash between the English and Scottish cultures. Scott vividly portrays the rugged landscapes and the spirit of the Highlanders, creating a compelling tale of courage and resilience. "Rob Roy" stands as a classic work, celebrated for its rich historical detail and the enduring legend of its titular hero.

Author

Walter Scott (1771–1832) invented the historical novel as a popular art. Waverley, Ivanhoe, and Rob Roy taught Europe that the past could be walked through — tartan, crusade, and the clash of Highland and Hanoverian as living weather, not a school lesson. A poet and an Edinburgh lawyer before the novels made him famous, Scott wrote at a pace that built Abbotsford and a nation's tourist imagination.

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