Encamped in the Holy Land, the Crusaders are torn by the dissensions and jealousies of their leaders. The armys impotence is accentuated by the illness of their chief, Richard I of England. Meanwhile, a poor but doughty Scottish crusa...
Twists of plot, the outlaw-hero Rob Roy's cunning escapes, uprisings against English oppressors, and a young Englishman's forbidden love for a Catholic girl combine with superb period detail to make Rob Roy an absorbing tale and an in...