Rob Roj
Scott's novel is a romantic ode to Scotland: freedom, honor, and an indomitable spirit. Along with "Ivanhoe," his most famous work and a classic of the historical novel. Full of action, love, betrayal, and beautiful descriptions of the Scottish mountains.
The year is 1715, and England has just crowned the Hanoverian George I, and a Jacobite uprising is breaking out in the Scottish Highlands to restore the Stuarts. Young Englishman Frank Osbaldistone, son of a wealthy London merchant, refuses his father's inheritance and is exiled north to his uncle's castle in Northumberland. There he meets the mysterious and fiery Scotland - and Die Vernon, a fearless Catholic who will become the love of his life.
Frank is drawn into political intrigue: he is accused of treason when his documents are stolen by his duplicitous cousin Rashleigh. In search of the truth, he goes to Glasgow, where he meets the legendary outlaw Rob Roy MacGregor - a real historical figure, the Scottish Robin Hood. Rob Roy, a noble robber, protects the poor Highlanders from English plunder while at the same time waging his own revenge against the Duke of Montrose.
Through duels, escapes across the moors, clan clashes, and the great Battle of Sheriffmuir, Frank matures from a naive Englishman into a man who understands the Scottish soul. Rob Roy, the Red MacGregor, remains an untouchable legend—he appears and disappears like a ghost of the highlands.
“If there is justice in heaven, Rob Roy will take it into his own hands.”
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