Rob Roy is set in 171516 yet it concerns not the conduct of the JacobiteRising but the economic and social conditions which gave rise to it. Itcelebrates the fr... » 

Rob Roy is set in 171516 yet it concerns not the conduct of the JacobiteRising but the economic and social conditions which gave rise to it. Itcelebrates the freebooting capitalism of the heros father in the City ofLondon and the actual freebooting of Rob Roy the Robin Hood of Scotland thedread of the wealthy but the friend of the poor. And through Baillie NicolJarvie one of Scotts most lively creations it explores the delicate balanceof generosity and selfish calculation that is required in all successfulenterprise. The text is based upon the first edition corrected with readingsfrom the manuscript and is supplied for the very first time with comprehensivehistorical and explanatory annotation. «