Rob Roy
Author: Walter Scott
By turns thrilling and comic, Rob Roy contains Scott’s most sophisticated treatment of the Scottish Highlands as an imaginary space where the modern and the primitive come together. Newly edited from the Magnum Opus’ text of 1830, this edition includes full explanatory notes and a critical introduction exploring the originality and complexity of Scott’s achievement…..Read More
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Waverley
Waverley is set during the Jacobite Rising of 1745, which sought to restore the Stuart dynasty in the person of Charles Edward Stuart (or 'Bonnie Prince Charlie'). It relates the… Continue Reading Posted in: 1745 1746, Biographical Historical Fiction, Classic Historical Fiction, Jacobite Rebellion, Literature
Kidnapped
This edition looks at the Scottish identity through the text of Stevenson's classic. The duality of Scottish life - the mercantile, respectable Lowland Scot, as represented by David Balfour, and… Continue Reading Posted in: $0.99 Classics, 1745 1746, Children's Stories, Historical Fiction, Jacobite Rebellion
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