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Had to learn more about Sir Walter Scott for work and went down a rabbit hole for a few weeks. Way more important than I ever imagined. Anyway, I'm almost half way through Rob Roy now and the protagonist has only just entered Scotland, which surprised me.
Its a fairly tough read being in the language of the 1800's but you get into the rhythm of it. The main problem I'm having is actually with the Scottish character of Andrew Fairservice, his dialogue is extremely difficult to understand, even as a native, and I'm often just skimming through it. I hope he disappears soon.
I've never seen any of the movies but I, of course, know of the broad strokes of Rob Roy's story. Fascinating to read an historical thriller type written about the 1700's in the 1800's.