The highland rogue : Or, The memorable actions of the celebrated Robert Mac-Gregor, commonly called Rob-Roy. Containing a genuine account of his education, grandeur, and sudden misfortune; his commencing robber, and being elected captain of a formidable gang; his exploits on the highway, breaking upon houses, taking prisoners, commencing judge, and levying taxes; his defence of his manner of living; his dispute with a Scotch parson open predestination; his joining with the Earl of Marr in the rebellion; his being decoy'd and imprison'd by the Duke of --------, with the manner of his escape, &c. Introduc'd with a relation of the unequal'd villanies of the clan of the Mac-gregors for several years past. The whole impartially digested from the memorandums of an authentick Scotch MS.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

E. B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rob Roy, 1671-1734--Early works to 1800.

Rob Roy.

English fiction--18th century.

English fiction.

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (63,[1]p. )

Other Title:

Highland rogue

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for J. Billingsley under the Royal Exchange; J. Roberts in Warwick-Lane A. Dodd without Temple-Bar; and J. Fox in Westminster-Hall, 1723.

Notes:

Sometimes attributed to Daniel Defoe.

The preface signed: E. B., i.e. Elias Bockett?.

Price on title page: Price One Shilling.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T109114.

OCLC:

508834436