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050 4 _aPR
100 1 _aScott, Walter,
_d1771-1832
245 1 0 _aRobbert Roodhaar
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTranslation of Rob Roy.
500 _aRelease date is 2020-07-22
508 _aProduced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg
520 _a"Robbert Roodhaar" by Walter Scott is a historical novel written in the early 19th century. The story revolves around its main character, Frans Osbaldistone, who is struggling with familial expectations and his own interests in literature and poetry rather than merging into the family business of commerce. The narrative promises to explore themes of personal identity, the tension between duty and passion, and cultural contrasts, particularly through the lens of familial conflict and expectations. At the start of the novel, we meet the aging Monsieur Thomas, who reflects on his past with a mix of bitterness and gratitude. He contemplates recounting his life’s adventures to a dear friend, highlighting the complexity of memory filled with both joy and sorrow. The story then shifts to Frans Osbaldistone, who is unexpectedly summoned home from Bordeaux to London by his father, leading to a tense reunion marked by their differing aspirations. Osbaldistone's father insists that he must follow in his footsteps in the family trading business, while Frans feels a strong pull towards academic endeavors and writing. This foundational conflict introduces the themes that will drive the narrative forward as Frans navigates his relationship with his father, his own ambition, and societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aOutlaws -- Fiction
653 _aRob Roy, 1671-1734 -- Fiction
653 _aScotland -- History -- 1689-1745 -- Fiction
700 1 _aKeller, Gerard,
_d1829-1899
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62728
999 _c103552
_d103552