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Rob Roy

by Sir Walter Scott · 1817

Historical Fiction · ranked #31 in category

Reviewed by the Book Verdict editorial team

A historical novel first published in 1817, this was one of the first popular novels to attempt the use of regional dialect, in this case both Scottish highland and lowland dialects with a glossary of

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Category
Historical Fiction
First published
1817 · 1810s
Author
Sir Walter Scott
Standing
Recommended

About Historical Fiction

Historical fiction puts you inside a different time and makes it feel real. The best of it reconstructs the past with empathy as well as accuracy, giving you both a story and the world that produced it.

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