Rob Roy (Penguin Classics)
This novel, first published in 1817, achieved a huge success  and helped establish the historical novel as a literary form.  In rich prose and vivid description,Rob Royfollows the adventures of a businessman's son, Frank Osbaldistone, who is sent to Scotland and finds himself drawn to the powerful, enigmatic figure of Rob Roy MacGregor, the romantic outlaw who fights for justice and dignity for the Scots.  This is an incomparable portrait of the haunted Highlands and Scotland's  glorious past.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.