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The story takes place at the time of the 'Fifteen Jacobite Rising. The plot has been criticized as disjointed, the end especially is hurried. Critics were disapointed that Rob Roy was not presented as a more impressive figure however in general the criticism was favourable.
Rob Roy was written from the Spring of 1817 and published on Hogmanay of that year. Like the original Waverley novel it was published anonymously and came in three volumes. The demand from the novel was huge and a whole ship from Leith to London contained nothing but an entire edition of it. Scott visited Loch Lomond and the cathedral in Glasgow as research for the novel.
Like the more recent Rob Roy film the character is based on truth but the story is complete fiction.