by Walter Scott · Planeta,Editorial · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788408015291
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«Rob Roy» is the historical novel by Walter Scott published by Planeta in paperback, with 416 pages, in Spanish.
The novel follows Frank Osbaldistone, a young heir to a trading house, whose rivalry with his cousin and a secret love lead him to cross paths with Rob Roy, a Scottish outlaw nicknamed «the prince of thieves». In this setting, Scott portrays the political and social tensions of 18th-century Scotland, with debts, loyalties and family intrigues.
The novel was originally published in 1817; the Spanish edition is from 1995. The cover bears the subtitle «Príncipe de los ladrones», the name by which it is also known.
For readers of historical fiction and classic adventure, and for those who want to discover 18th-century Scotland with a key author of Romanticism.
Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, was a Scottish novelist, poet and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature. He is known for his Waverley novels (1814–1831), which were, for nearly a century, among the most popular and widely read novels in Europe. He is also known for his narrative poems Marmion (1808) and The Lady of the Lake (1810). He greatly influenced European and American literature.
