Rob Roy — Volume 01

by Walter Scott

"Rob Roy — Volume 01" by Walter Scott is a historical novel published in 1817. When young Frank Osbaldistone refuses to join his father's merchant business, he's banished to his uncle's estate near the Scottish border. There he falls for the spirited Diana Vernon and becomes entangled in family treachery when his cunning cousin Rashleigh steals vital documents. Frank's pursuit leads him into turbulent Scotland on the eve of the 1715 Jacobite Rising, where he encounters the legendary outlaw Rob Roy MacGregor amid political intrigue and Highland wilderness.