A Robin Hood figure, the factual individual named Rob Roy, formed the basis for Sir Walter Scott’s historical fiction Rob Roy. The real Rob Roy (literally “Red Robert,” for his red hair) was a drover who became an outlaw, leading… Read More ›
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Analysis of Sir Walter Scott’s Old Mortality
When Sir Walter Scott published the second in his Tales of My Landlord series in 1816, Old Mortality quickly became a favorite of his reading public. The novel focuses on the month of June 1679, with Scott compressing time to… Read More ›
Analysis of Sir Walter Scott’s The Monastery
Sir Walter Scott introduced the modern novel to the Western world with his publication of Waverley (1814) and invented the subgenre of historical fiction known as the historical novel, which, in the words of David Daiches, would “show history and… Read More ›
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