Minton China Works Waverly Tiles 1877 ROB ROY In Glasgow Tolbooth

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This tile is one of a series illustrating the Waverly Novels by Sir Walter Scott. The other eleven tiles are to be auctioned at this time. These were drawn by J. Moyr Smith and every serious collector should be interested. I have included scans of reference material to provide background information. Here is a partial copy of the description of the novel from Wikipedia Background Rob Roy was written from the spring of 1817 and published on Hogmanay of that year. Like Scott's novel Waverley , it was published anonymously and came in three volumes. The demand for the novel was huge and a whole ship from Leith to London contained nothing but an entire edition of it. [2 ] Furthermore, Rob Roy was written at a time when many Europeans started regretting colonialism and imperialism , as reports circulated back of horrendous atrocities towards indigenous cultures. [original research? ] It was also a time when debates raged about the slave trade , the British occupation of India , and, more relevant to the novel, the disastrous effect of the Highland Clearances . During this era, William Wordsworth wrote The Conventions of Cintra , praising Spanish and Portuguese resistance to Napoleonic force; Lord Byron would go on to praise Amazonian women in Childe Harold's Pilgrimage , inverting the "polite" norms of femininity that the modern "civilized" world placed on them; and, finally, Scott would write about similar events in The Vision of Don Roderick . The term " guerrilla " came about during this period, due to the influence of the Peninsular War .[ 3] Plot Summary Francis "Frank" Osbaldistone tells the story of his adventures as a young man at the beginning of the 18th century, wherein he falls in love with a beautiful young woman, gallantly rides to Scotland to save his estranged father’s reputation and business, and becomes involved with the remarkable Highlander, Rob Roy, even as a Jacobite rebellion breaks out in Scotland and northern England.His tale begins with his return to his father William's merchant house of Osbaldistone and Tresham in Crane Alley, London, from an apprenticeship in a French associate's business. There, he meets with his business-minded father's anger and disappointment, since he has been more preoccupied with writing poetry than learning the business, much to his father's disgust.William was originally disinherited (for reasons unknown) in favor of his younger brother Sir Hildebrand Osbaldistone , who has inherited both the family fortune and the family seat of Osbaldistone Hall instead. William, turned out of the house to make his own way, has built a successful business with his trading company in the City . Owen , the Head Clerk of Osbaldistone and Tresham and a long time friend of the family, attempts to persuade Frank to follow his father's wishes and succeed in the business. In spite of this, Frank decides to follow his own way, assuming his father will support him. Instead, William decides to send him to stay with his uncle Hildebrand in Northumberland , near the border with Scotland.Frank sets out and joins a group of travellers both for protection and company. During the long journey, he observes that one of the travelers is nervous and protective of a box that he carries. Frank begins to tease the traveler, Morris , pretending to assume an interest in the mysterious box.Soon, the party is joined by a confident and sociable Scottish "cattle dealer", Campbell . They eat and drink and discuss politics together at an inn and then part ways, not without Morris entreating Campbell to travel with him to provide protection, since Campbell has recounted how he thwarted two highwaymen singlehandedly.After Frank parts from the company and approaches his destination, he encounters a fox hunt in full flight. A lovely young huntress, dressed and mounted like a man, greets him and guesses his identity. Frank is immediately smitten by the young woman, noting her intelligence and beauty along with her independent manner. She intr... read more

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