Walter Scott

„Rob Roy” to powieść historyczna Waltera Scotta wydana w 1818 roku. Akcja powieści toczy się na początku XVIII w. w Anglii i Szkocji.

Ivanhoe , the son of a Saxon nobleman, returns to England from the Crusades. Prince John is Regent in the absence of his brother, King Richard the Lionhearted who is imprisoned in Austria. Saxons have not accepted their Norman conquerors and there is much animosity between them. Ivanhoe arrives at court just as a jousting tournament begins and bests the three Norman noblemen who have agreed to take...