Rob Roy (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Sir Walter Scott
- First Published: 1817
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: 1715
- Setting: Northumberland and Glasgow
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Escapes, Betrayal, England or English people, Eighteenth century, Scotland or Scottish people, Battles, Presbyterian church
- Locales: Glasgow, Scotland, Northumberland, Scotland
Characters Discussed
Frank Osbaldistone, a young man who has been sent abroad to learn his father’s mercantile business and whose progress has not been satisfactory. He is sent to his uncle’s home to find his replacement among his uncle’s sons. He and his cousin Rashleigh, who takes the position, dislike each other immediately. On the way to his uncle’s house, Frank meets Rob Roy, an outlaw, without knowing who he is. He also falls in love with Diana Vernon, whom he meets on the way to his uncle’s home. After the Jacobite revolt, Frank inherits all of his uncle’s...
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