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_aScott, Walter, _d1771-1832 |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | _aRobbert Roodhaar |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2020 |
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| 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 | ||
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_aKeller, Gerard, _d1829-1899 |
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