HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.' Set just before the Jacobite Rising in 1715, Scott drew upon the political and economic struggles leading up to the rebellion and the tumultuous history of t[...]

For the most popular of his Scottish romances, published at the end of 1817, Scott drew on the legends and historical anecdotes about Rob Roy MacGregor he had collected in his youth. The famous outlaw is only one of a series of vivid characters who cast their spell of the novel's hero, Frank Osbaldi[...]

The rich designs and figure-ground qualities of 19th-century American wood types are beautifully displayed in this collection of 100 fonts, many reproduced at actual size. Each font features a complete alphabet of capitals, and many include lowercase letters as well as numerals and punctuation marks[...]

"When I think of Rob Roy, I am impatient with all other novels," declared Robert Louis Stevenson of this bold adventure tale and its eponymous hero, the legendary Scottish Robin Hood. Set amid the Jacobite Rebellion of 1715, the action-packed story reflects the oppressive social conditions of 18th-c[...]

This book describes the timber framing methods used by most contractors, farmers and owner-builders; methods that use modern metal fasteners, special screws and common sense building principles to accomplish the same goal in much less time. And while there are many good books on traditional timber [...]

An adventure, which includes historical facts about the loveable Highland rogue - Rob.

From its first publication in 1816 Rob Roy has been recognised as containing some of Scott's finest writing and most engaging, fully realised characters. The outlaw Rob Roy MacGregor was already a legendary, disputed figure by the time Scott wrote - a heroic Scottish Robin Hood to some, an over-glam[...]

This long-distance walk from Drymen to Pitlochry was co-developed by Rucksack Readers in 2001 and is now widely recognised as a great trail. It runs for 77 miles (124 km) along some of Scotland's finest lochs and glens, using historic footpaths, a cycleway, disused railway trackbed, forest and moorl[...]

But what is Rashleigh up to? Who are his mysterious friends? Frank has to find some missing papers to save his father's business. The search takes him to Scotland. His life is in danger. Who wants to kill him? Frank meets the outlaw Rob Roy and heads for the Highlands. He's seized by soldiers looki[...]

A Thousand Miles in the Rob Roy Canoe recounts the travels of John MacGregor in a "decked" canoe, known now as a kayak, on the lakes and rivers of Europe in 1865. The book outlines the joys and difficulties of this pioneering paddler from his first "shakedown" cruise down the Thames and on the edge[...]