Rob Roy | Rob Roy

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
Principal Characters: William Osbaldistone, Frank Osbaldistone, Sir Hildebrand Osbaldistone, Rashleigh Osbaldistone, Sir Frederick Vernon, Diana Vernon, Rob Roy (MacGregor Campbell)
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

The Story:

Frank Osbaldistone was recalled from France, where his father had sent him to learn the family’s mercantile business. Disappointed in his son’s progress, the father angrily ordered the young man to Osbaldistone Hall, home of his uncle, Sir Hildebrand Osbaldistone, in northern England. His father gave him fifty guineas for expenses and instructions to learn who among Sir Hildebrand’s sons would accept a position in the trading house of Osbaldistone and Tresham.

On the road, Frank fell in with a traveler named Morris, who was carrying a large sum of money...

Rob Roy | Rob Roy

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