Rob Roy, the Celebrated Highland Freebooter; or, Memoirs of the Osbaldistone Family.
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Title
Rob Roy, the Celebrated Highland Freebooter; or, Memoirs of the Osbaldistone Family.
Alternative Title
Memoirs of the Osbaldistone Family.
Creator
Scott, Walter, 1771-1832
Publisher
Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers
Date
1840-1850 per University of Glasgow Union Catalogue of Scottish Chapbooks
Extent
24 pages
16 cm
Identifier
Description
Variant exists without '2' printed at foot of title page and type set slightly differently per University of Glasgow Union Catalogue of Scottish Chapbooks
'2' is printed at the bottom of the title page
Type
fiction
Abstract
This is a condensed version of Sir Walter Scott's historical novel (part of the Waverly novel series) Rob Roy, which was originally published in 1817. It appears to have been set in 1715, the year of the first Jacobite Rising.
Subject
Crime
Highlands
Jacobites
Chapbooks - Scotland - Glasgow
Source
Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario
Is Referenced By
University of Glasgow Union Catalogue of Scottish Chapbooks http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/chapbooks/search/
Format
JPEGs and PDF derived from master file, which was scanned from the original book in 24-bit color at 600 dpi in TIFF format using an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner.
Rights
In public domain; For higher quality reproductions, contact Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph. libaspc@uoguelph.ca 519-824-4120, Ext. 53413
Language
English
Contributor
Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Citation
Scott, Walter, 1771-1832, “Rob Roy, the Celebrated Highland Freebooter; or, Memoirs of the Osbaldistone Family.,” Scottish Chapbooks, accessed December 26, 2024, https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/items/show/582.
