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    DeFoe was a prolific pamphleteer*, He wrote one about Rob Roy in 1723 called "Highland Rogue". So it wasn't a novel.

    *a pamphlet is an unbound booklet without a hard cover or binding. It may consist of a single sheet of paper that is printed on both sides and folded in half, in thirds, or in fourths.
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    While the work has been attributed to Daniel Defoe, the preface was signed "E. B.", which some have taken to refer to the less well-known Elias Bockett. Two versions of this work were published in mid-2010 by Gale ECCO (Eighteenth Century Collections Online). I'm not sure exactly what the difference is, but one is titled The highland rog[ue: ] being a general history of the highlande[rs,] wherein is given an account of their country and manner of living, exemplified in the life of Robert Mac-Gregor, commonly called Rob-Roy. ..., and is 32 pages, while the other is titled The highland rogue: or, the memorable actions of the celebrated Robert Mac-Gregor, commonly called Rob-Roy. ..., and is 70 pages. Their ISBN numbers are 1140652680 and 1170113788, respectively, and they can be found on barnesandnoble.com and amazon.com, among others. I haven't purchased either one, so I can't vouch for their contents. The cover illustrations may give one pause. One is of ships in a harbor and the other is of a pair of locomotives at a station. I'm guessing the cover art was public domain and randomly selected to avoid paying for the services of a graphic designer.

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    Something of a side note-I just googled the Disney movie on youtube and saw a couple of scenes. It seems who ever did costuming in 1953 had some idea of tartan. MacGregor is wearing "MacGregor" tartan.......albeit modern. MacPhersons are wearing MacPherson, etc. They're even wearing belted style plaids and what looks to be matching cadagh (Although they might just be argyll hose with garters tied over the cuff). I think I'll check this one out.

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    NorCalPiper, I read somewhere that dicing on the bonnet indicates Whiggery (support for the Hanoverians) as opposed to Jacobitism. If true, would it not apply also to hose?

    Yes, I'm a Jacobite, complete with blue bonnet and white cockade, as were my Scots ancestors.

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