Rob Roy (Penguin Popular Classics) - Tapa blanda

Scott, Walter

 
9780140621761: Rob Roy (Penguin Popular Classics)

Sinopsis

Set in the period immediately before the Jacobite rising in 1715, this is the story of Francis Osbaldistone, whose fortunes are threatened by the activities of his malignant cousin Rashleigh and the dangerous outlaw Rob Roy Macgregor.

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Set in the period immediately before the Jacobite rising in 1715, this is the story of Francis Osbaldistone, whose fortunes are threatened by the activities of his malignant cousin Rashleigh and the dangerous outlaw Rob Roy Macgregor.

Reseña del editor

"Rob Roy" is set in 1715-16, yet it concerns not the conduct of the Jacobite Rising, but the economic and social conditions which gave rise to it. It celebrates the freebooting capitalism of the hero's father in the City of London, and the actual freebooting of Rob Roy, "the Robin Hood of Scotland, the dread of the wealthy, but the friend of the poor." And through Baillie Nicol Jarvie, one of Scott's most lively creations, it explores the delicate balance of generosity and selfish calculation that is required in all successful enterprise.The text is based upon the first edition, corrected with readings from the manuscript, and is supplied for the very first time with comprehensive historical and explanatory annotation.

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