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Rob Roy — Complete

by Walter Scott

Category: Fiction

Status: Available

Source: Public Domain — Project Gutenberg

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"Rob Roy — Complete" by Walter Scott is a historical novel published in 1817. When Frank Osbaldistone refuses to join his father's business, he's sent to live with unfamiliar relatives in northern England. His cunning cousin Rashleigh betrays the family firm, forcing Frank to pursue him into the turbulent Scottish Highlands on the eve of the 1715 Jacobite Rising. There he encounters the legendary outlaw Rob Roy MacGregor and falls for the spirited Diana Vernon, navigating political intrigue, ambushes, and bloodshed in a land torn between clans and loyalties. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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ROB ROY

COMPLETE

BY SIR WALTER SCOTT

For why? Because the good old rule Sufficeth them; the simple plan, That they should take who have the power, And they should keep who can.

Rob Roy's Grave--Wordsworth

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