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Rob Roy is a historical novel by Walter Scott. It is narrated son of an English merchant who travels to the North of England and the Scottish Highlands to collect a debt, encountering the title character, Rob Roy MacGregor, along the way. This illustration depicts Rob Roy (left) delivering a message to the narrator, which results in the narrator becoming involved in the Jacobite risings.