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Title: Robbert Roodhaar

Note: Translation of Rob Roy.

Note: Reading ease score: 69.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net/ for Project
Gutenberg

Summary: "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.)

Author: Scott, Walter, 1771-1832

Translator: Keller, Gerard, 1829-1899

EBook No.: 62728

Published: Jul 22, 2020

Downloads: 38

Language: Dutch

Subject: Outlaws -- Fiction

Subject: Rob Roy, 1671-1734 -- Fiction

Subject: Scotland -- History -- 1689-1745 -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

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Title: Robbert Roodhaar

Note: Translation of Rob Roy.

Note: Reading ease score: 69.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net/ for Project
Gutenberg

Summary: "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.)

Author: Scott, Walter, 1771-1832

Translator: Keller, Gerard, 1829-1899

EBook No.: 62728

Published: Jul 22, 2020

Downloads: 38

Language: Dutch

Subject: Outlaws -- Fiction

Subject: Rob Roy, 1671-1734 -- Fiction

Subject: Scotland -- History -- 1689-1745 -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.