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Rob Roy (Unabridged) [Audio Download]

by Sir Walter Scott (Author), Frederick Davidson (Narrator)
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  • Listening Length: 19 hours
  • Program Type: Audiobook
  • Version: Unabridged
  • Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
  • Audible Release Date: 2 Jan 2007
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B002SQ67BK
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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A favorite among Scott's "Waverley" books, Rob Roy follows the adventures of Francis, a businessman's son who falls out of favor with his father and is sent to stay in the Scottish Highlands. At the house of his uncle, he meets Rashleigh, the greedy and malicious youngest son, and Diana Vernon, Rashleigh's beautiful young cousin. Seeing that Diana is attracted to Francis, Rashleigh determines to destroy him. What Rashleigh does not realize is that Francis will seek the help of Rob Roy MacGregor, a powerful and enigmatic outlaw who courageously fights for justice and dignity for the Scottish people.

Strong plot and superb period detail combine to make Rob Roy a captivating tale and an extraordinary portrait of the haunted highlands and the glorious Scottish past.

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Superb! 21 Mar 2002
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Few men can be credited with inventing an entire genre, but Sir Walter Scott is one of them. His ingenious intertwining of history and fiction created a type of novel that endures to this day.

And in Rob Roy, it is easy to see why. Yet the mechanism of history occupies only a secondary position; it is the young Francis Osbaldistone who occupies centre stage. His colourful adventures unfold in a flurry of action, the narrative stiffened by Scott's wonderful fluency and sublime descriptive powers. Combine this with the suspense and uncertainty surrounding Diana Vernon and Rob Roy in particular, and it would be difficult to imagine a more pleasing novel.

Certainly, Rob Roy is not as exuberant as Scott's other great work, Ivanhoe, but this is of little consequence. The book is an intricate tapestry of romance, adventure and mystery that simply oozes the irresistible charm of a masterpiece.

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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Getting into this book means wading through an opening few scenes of London accountancy. It hurts, but it works

Once you have gotten through the early sections you follow the hero northwards, until you find him racing through the highlands and striving for the right to marry the beautiful, enigmatic and sly Di Vernon.

Not essentially a book about Rob Roy, although he does have a leading role. It is about the world of Rob Roy, which is full of brave, adventurous and unpredictable highlanders.

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Pretty Good 20 May 2010
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Having read the excellent Ivanhoe before this, I was expecting great things from Rob Roy and, to some degree, I got them. The eponymous hero is brilliantly portrayed by Scott, who shows the duality of his character: the caring husband coupled with the fearless fighter who battled against the English. Unfortunately, however, we are not properly introduced to this character until over half way through the book and, thus, are deprived of the best thing about it. In my opinion, it focuses way to much on the narrator, Frank Osbaldistone, to the detrement of the story of Rob Roy and the history of the Jacobite rebellion.
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