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Working autograph of ‘Rob Roy’ by Sir Walter Scott, with some associated papers

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Working autograph of ‘Rob Roy’ by Sir Walter Scott, with some associated papers
DescriptionSir Walter Scott wrote “Rob Roy” during 1817. This is the complete working manuscript of the novel. The story features Rob Roy MacGregor and is set around the time of the 1715 Jacobite uprising. It was part of the series of “Waverley” novels. Donated from the Blavatnik Honresfield Library by the Friends of the National Libraries.
ShelfmarkMS.50702
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Form / genre: Written and printed matter > Manuscripts
Written and printed matter > Correspondence > Letters (correspondence)
Written and printed matter > Clippings
Written and printed matter > Notes (documents)
Miscellaneous > Ephemera > Labels
Miscellaneous > Fragments (object portions)
Dates / events: 1817 [Date created]
Subject / content: Novels
Scottish
Historical fiction
Person / organisation: Scott, Walter, Sir, 1st Baronet of Abbotsford (poet and novelist), 1771-1832 [Author]
Ballantyne, James (printer) 1772-1833 [Recipient]

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Sir Walter Scott
DescriptionA selection of items relating to Sir Walter Scott (1771 to 1832). They include the manuscripts for 'Waverley', ‘Redgauntlet’ and 'Rob Roy', Scott's novels focusing on the Jacobite risings of 1745 and 1715. Also available are the manuscripts for ‘The Heart of Mid-Lothian’ and ‘Marmion’. A volume of 'The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland' has extensive annotations by Scott. A published version of 'The Lay of the Last Minstrel’ has annotations by the novelist William Beckford. There is a volume of Scott's letters, poems and prose, including a series of letters to the publisher John Murray II.
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