Donald McFarlan Libros

As the world has grown and changed and humankind has challenged its inner and outer limits, this reference book has been there to record every incredible fact and feat. The most extraordinary in an extraordinary world are all here in this exciting and expanded edition of the number-one record book of all time. Features an increased emphasis on environmental records and more illustrations than ever before.

La novela comienza cuando Frank Osbaldistone, hijo de un comerciante Ingles, viaja por primera vez al norte de Inglaterra, y posteriormente a la Tierras Altas de Escocia, con el objeto de cobrar una deuda robada a su padre. Pero cuando el joven Francis descubre que su intrigante y astuto primo Rashleigh intenta hacerse tanto con los negocios de su padre como con el amor de Diana Vernon, la joven a la que pretende, no le queda otro remedio que acudir en busca del legendario Rob Roy y solicitar su ayuda. Rob Roy es el lider del clan MacGregor, y, aunque valiente y sin miedo, es a su vez un proscrito con precio sobre su cabeza. Pese a ello, decide ayudar a Francis para enfrentarse a Rashleigh, aunque le cueste su propia captura. Ambientada en las visperas del alzamiento jacobita de 1715 en Escocia, Rob Roy es probablemente la novela mas celebre de Sir Walter Scott, donde los hechos historicos del popular personaje, y la imaginacion del autor que desarrollo el concepto de novela historica, en un retrato incomparable de intriga, rivalidad y romance.

This edition looks at the Scottish identity through the text of Stevenson's classic. The duality of Scottish life - the mercantile, respectable Lowland Scot, as represented by David Balfour, and the romantic, rebellious Highlander, Alan Breck Stewart - runs deep in the psyche and literature of Scotland. Although Stevenson claimed that Kidnapped was simply an adventure tale to while away the long winter evenings, the journey and experiences of the characters can be seen as a rite of passage. He questions both the values of the civilized Lowland society, and the sentimental view of the highlands portrayed by Sir Walter Scott and others. The topography of the novel is detailed in extensive notes, with a Scots glossary to supplement Stevenson's own.