# Redgauntlet: A Tale of the Eighteenth Century

By Walter Scott.

"Redgauntlet: A Tale of the Eighteenth Century" by Walter Scott is a historical novel published in 1824. Set in 1765 Scotland, it follows young Darsie Latimer, who is mysteriously kidnapped by Hugh Redgauntlet and taken to Dumfriesshire. As Darsie's friend Alan Fairford searches desperately to rescue him, dark secrets about Darsie's family emerge. The kidnapping leads to a dangerous conspiracy involving Jacobite rebels plotting to restore the Stuart monarchy, with Bonnie Prince Charlie himself at the center. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Historical fiction; Scotland -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction; Charles Edward, Prince, grandson of James II, King of England, 1720-1788 -- Fiction; Jacobites -- Fiction; Princes -- Fiction; Law students -- Fiction

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- [Redgauntlet](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/15622) by Sir Walter Scott (22 h 52 min, English)

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