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Rob Roy by Walter Scott; Eric Anderson (Introduction by)
Category: Classics | Series: Everyman's Library Classics Ser.
Sir Walter Scott--who invented the historical novel--is still the writer to whom we turn when we seek the undiluted pleasures of narrative romance. His Rob Roy (1817) is a rousing tale of skulduggery and highway robbery, villainy and nobility, treasonous plots and dramatic escapes--and young love. From ...Show more
Rob Roy by Walter Scott
Category: Classics | Series: Classics Ser.
When young Francis Osbaldistone discovers that his vicious and scheming cousin Rashleigh has designs both on his father's business and his beloved Diana Vernon, he turns in desperation to Rob Roy for help. Chieftain of the MacGregor clan, Rob Roy is a brave and fearless man, able and cunning. But he is ...Show more
Rob Roy by Sir Walter Scott
Category: Accessories | Series: Collins Classics
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.' Set just before the Jacobite Rising in 1715, Scott drew upon the political and economic struggles leading up to the rebellion and the tumultuous history of the H ...Show more
Scott on Waterloo by Sir Walter Scott
Category: History
On the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo discover a fascinating primary source: Walter Scott's accounts of his journey to the battlefield. In the immediate aftermath of the Battle of Waterloo tourists flocked from Britain to witness the scene of the most important conflict of their generation. ...Show more
The Lady of the Lake - (Walter Scott Classics Collection) by Sir Walter Scott
Category: Gift
As Chief, who hears his warder call, 'To arms! the foemen storm the wall,' The antlered monarch of the waste Sprung from his heathery couch in haste. But ere his fleet career he took, The dew-drops from his flanks he shook; Like crested leader proud and high Tossed his beamed frontlet to the sky; A mome ...Show more
The Pirate by Sir Walter Scott
Category: Classics
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally importa ...Show more
The Talisman by Sir Walter Sir Walter Scott
Category: Classics
The Talisman by Sir Walter Scott.
Waverley by Sir Walter Scott; Claire Lamont (Editor); Kathryn Sutherland (Other)
Category: Classics | Series: World's Classics Ser.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally importa ...Show more
Waverley by Sir Walter Scott
Category: Classics
King George is on the throne, but there are those in Scotland who swear loyalty to the Stuart heir, Bonnie Prince Charlie, and are prepared to stake his claim in conflict and bloodshed. Young Edward Waverley is caught in the middle: son of a Hanoverian yet nephew and heir to a Jacobite, captain in the K ...Show more
Waverley by Sir Walter Scott
Category: Fiction
Set against the backdrop of the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, 'Waverley' tells the story of Edward Waverley, an idealistic daydreamer whose loyalty to his regiment is threatened when they are sent to the Scottish Highlands where he is drawn to Fergus MacIvor and his beautiful sister, both loyal to Charles ...Show more