Rob Roy

Fiction & Literature, Historical
Cover of the book Rob Roy by Walter Scott, Books on Demand
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Walter Scott ISBN: 9783749433520
Publisher: Books on Demand Publication: March 13, 2019
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Walter Scott
ISBN: 9783749433520
Publisher: Books on Demand
Publication: March 13, 2019
Imprint:
Language: English

No introduction can be more appropriate to the work than some account of the singular character whose name is given to the title-page, and who, through good report and bad report, has maintained a wonderful degree of importance in popular recollection. This cannot be ascribed to the distinction of his birth, which, though that of a gentleman, had in it nothing of high destination, and gave him little right to command in his clan. Neither, though he lived a busy, restless, and enterprising life, were his feats equal to those of other freebooters, who have been less distinguished. He owed his fame in a great measure to his residing on the very verge of the Highlands, and playing such pranks in the beginning of the 18th century, as are usually ascribed to Robin Hood in the middle ages,-and that within forty miles of Glasgow, a great commercial city, the seat of a learned university. Thus a character like his, blending the wild virtues, the subtle policy, and unrestrained license of an American Indian, was flourishing in Scotland during the Augustan age of Queen Anne and George I. Addison, it is probable, or Pope, would have been considerably surprised if they had known that there existed in the same island with them a personage of Rob Roy's peculiar habits and profession.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

No introduction can be more appropriate to the work than some account of the singular character whose name is given to the title-page, and who, through good report and bad report, has maintained a wonderful degree of importance in popular recollection. This cannot be ascribed to the distinction of his birth, which, though that of a gentleman, had in it nothing of high destination, and gave him little right to command in his clan. Neither, though he lived a busy, restless, and enterprising life, were his feats equal to those of other freebooters, who have been less distinguished. He owed his fame in a great measure to his residing on the very verge of the Highlands, and playing such pranks in the beginning of the 18th century, as are usually ascribed to Robin Hood in the middle ages,-and that within forty miles of Glasgow, a great commercial city, the seat of a learned university. Thus a character like his, blending the wild virtues, the subtle policy, and unrestrained license of an American Indian, was flourishing in Scotland during the Augustan age of Queen Anne and George I. Addison, it is probable, or Pope, would have been considerably surprised if they had known that there existed in the same island with them a personage of Rob Roy's peculiar habits and profession.

More books from Books on Demand

Cover of the book Das Jahr mit den zwei Sommern by Walter Scott
Cover of the book Aristoteles und sein Frauenbild: by Walter Scott
Cover of the book IT Sicherheitsmanagement by Walter Scott
Cover of the book Goldene Zeiten by Walter Scott
Cover of the book Gardasee GPS Bikeguide 5 by Walter Scott
Cover of the book Unser Leben in Vietnam - zwischen Faszination & Verzweiflung by Walter Scott
Cover of the book Handbuch Knast und Strafvollzug by Walter Scott
Cover of the book Wings of Freedom by Walter Scott
Cover of the book SongBook - Dealikatessen by Walter Scott
Cover of the book Muttergöttin und Schamanen by Walter Scott
Cover of the book Nikolaus, Knusperhaus und überall Engel by Walter Scott
Cover of the book EL CAUDILLO - FRANCISCO FRANCO Y BAHAMONDE by Walter Scott
Cover of the book Interdimensionale Telepathie (2) by Walter Scott
Cover of the book Der Learn-Out by Walter Scott
Cover of the book Der Prozess by Walter Scott
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy