Rob Roy

Rob Roy

Rob Roy is a historical novel by Walter Scott. It is narrated by Frank Osbaldistone, the son of an English merchant who travels first to the North of England, and subsequently to the Scottish Highlands to collect a debt stolen from his father. On the way he encounters the larger-than-life title character of Rob Roy MacGregor. Though Rob Roy is not the lead character his personality and actions are key to the development of the novel. The novel was loosely adapted into a film in 1995, starring Liam Neeson, Tim Roth, and Jessica Lange. The story takes place just before the 1715 Jacobite...
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Author:Walter Scott
Genre:Historical novel
Year published:1817
Number of editions:25

Author of Rob Roy

Walter Scott
Walter Scott
August 15, 1771 - September 21, 1832
Birthplace:Edinburgh

Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet, popular throughout much of the world during his time. Scott was the first English-language author to have a truly international career in his lifetime, with many contemporary readers in Europe, Australia, and...
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Additional works by Walter Scott
BookCopyright DateGenre
Quentin Durward Historical novel
Redgauntlet Historical novel
Woodstock Historical novel
The Heart of Midlothian Historical novel
Old Mortality Historical novel
Ivanhoe 1819 Historical novel
The Bride of Lammermoor Historical novel
The Fortunes of Nigel Historical novel
The Black Dwarf Historical novel
Castle Dangerous Historical novel
The Talisman Historical novel
Guy Mannering 1815 Historical novel
A Legend of Montrose Historical novel
Count Robert of Paris Historical novel
The Pirate Historical novel
Kenilworth Historical novel
Waverley Historical novel
Anne of Geierstein Historical novel
Peveril of the Peak Historical novel
The Antiquary Historical novel
The Abbot Historical novel
The Fair Maid of Perth Historical novel
The Betrothed Historical novel
The Monastery 1820 Historical novel
St. Ronan's Well
Stories of English Authors: Scotland
Marmion
The Lady of the Lake
The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border 1802 Speculative fiction
The Keepsake Stories
The Tapestried Chamber
Rokeby
The Regalia of Scotland
Supernatural Short Stories of Sir Walter Scott
Familiar Letters of Sir Walter Scott
Exposition of the Revelation of Jesus Christ
Chronicles of the Canongate and the Highland Widow
The Lyrics and Ballads of Sir Walter Scott
The Surgeon's Daughter
The Works of Sir Walter Scott
Faros. Viaje Alrededor De Escocia En 1814
Castle Dangerous And The Surgeon's Daughter
Lives of Eminent Novelists and Dramatists
My Aunt Margaret's Mirror
Life of John Dryden
The Dramatic Works Of John Dryden
Parade
Some Poems by Sir Walter Scott
Selections from the Poems of Sir Walter Scott
The Poetical Works Of Sir Walter Scott
Hermetica, Part 4
Marlborough
The Story of Prince Charlie
Christmas in the Olden Time
Short Stories by Sir Walter Scott
Los Mecs Juegan a Carteros
The Complete Poetical Works Of Sir Walter Scott,
Harold the Dauntless and Dramatic Poems
Demonology and Witchcraft
General Practitoner and the Law of Negligence
Les Dauphins Sont Nos Amis
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte
Tales of a Grandfather
Famous Ghost Stories
The Lay of the Last Minstrel
The complete poetical and dramatic works of Sir Walter Scott
Tales of the crusaders
The vision of Don Roderick
Tales of my landlord, second series
The field of Waterloo
Lord of the isles
The journal of Sir Walter Scott, 1825-32
Tales of my landlord, third series
Tales of my landlord
The dance of death, and other poems
Scotland
Poetical works
Novels and tales of the author of Waverley
Periodical criticism
Tales of wonder
The poetical works of Walter Scott
The border antiquities of England and Scotland
Chronicles of the Canongate
Ballads and lyrical pieces
The black dwarf and A legend of Montrose
Diamonds from the Waverley mines
History of Scotland
Paul's letters to his kinsfolk
The poetical works of Sir Walter Scott, bart
The poetical works of Walter Scott, Esq
Tales of my landlord, fourth and last series
Ballads of Sir Walter Scott
Catalogue of the library at Abbotsford
The doom of Devorgoil
Halidon Hill
Journal, 1825-32
The journal of Sir Walter Scott
Letters of Sir Walter Scott
The life of John Dryden
Miscellaneous prose works of Sir Walter Scott
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Series containing Rob Roy

Waverley Novels
Waverley Novels

The Waverley Novels are a long series of books by Sir Walter Scott. For nearly a century they were among the most popular and widely-read novels in all of Europe. Because he did not publicly acknowledge authorship until 1827, they take their name from Waverley , which was the first. The later books...
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Books in this series
BookCopyright DateGenre
Waverley Historical novel
The Antiquary Historical novel
Quentin Durward Historical novel
St. Ronan's Well
Redgauntlet Historical novel
Kenilworth Historical novel
Anne of Geierstein Historical novel
The Abbot Historical novel
The Pirate Historical novel
Rob Roy Historical novel
Peveril of the Peak Historical novel
Woodstock Historical novel
The Fortunes of Nigel Historical novel
The Monastery 1820 Historical novel
Ivanhoe 1819 Historical novel
Guy Mannering 1815 Historical novel
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Literary Genres

Historical novel
Historical novel

According to Encyclopædia Britannica, a historical novel is An early example of historical prose fiction is Luó Guànzhōng's 14th...
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Frequently Asked Questions

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    The work, "Rob Roy" is of which category?
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    "Rob Roy" contains subject matter categorized: Music, History and Scotland
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    "Rob Roy" is in what genre?
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    The book is categorized as- Historical novel.
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    Which year was the book "Rob Roy" first printed?
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    The book was first published in 1817.
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    How long is the book: "Rob Roy"?
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    The book is 584 pages.

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