Nigel Tranter 
MacGregor’s Gathering 
MacGregor Trilogy 1

At the beginning of the eighteenth century, one of the most exciting and romantic periods of British history, the famous Rob Roy Mac Gregor and his gallant nephew Gregor, a fierce young Highlander loyal to the cause, led the Mac Gregor clan into battle against the English Army. Outlawed and landless, they still clung to Glengyle, one small remaining corner of their ancient territories, and held fast in their loyalty to the Stuart King over the water. But in the midst of the political struggle young Gregor still managed to find time to pay court to Mary Hamilton, a lovely girl who at first rejected his rough Highland ways… ’Through his imaginative dialogue, he provides a voice for Scotland’s heroes’ Scotland on Sunday