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In the Scottish Highlands, a wrong word can cost a life—and love cannot escape the claims of loyalty.
William MacLeod Raine’s A Daughter of Raasay sets a love story against the Jacobite rising of 1745. Charles Edward Stuart, known as Bonnie Prince Charlie, gathers clansmen in a bid to restore the Stuart family to the British throne. As war divides clans, families and friends, choosing a side carries a price that reaches into the heart.
The setting stretches through Highland islands and glens, with Raasay lying off Scotland’s western coast near Skye. Here, loyalty to a prince pulls against love, while betrayal threatens trust. Raine keeps the adventure moving with brisk action and clear emotion. The rough beauty of the landscape frames a world where private feelings and public loyalties cannot stay apart.
What you’ll discover
- Love amid divided loyalties Follow a romance shaped by a conflict that divides families as well as clans.
- The pull of a prince Explore the weight of allegiance when Charles Edward Stuart calls clansmen to his cause.
- Islands and Highland glens Enter a landscape whose rough beauty stands beside the dangers of choosing a side.
- Trust under threat Discover how loyalty, love and betrayal pull against one another in a divided world.
- Adventure with clear emotion Enjoy brisk action and the sharp contrast between brave and base characters.
Who will love it
Readers who love swordplay, Highland tartans and clan loyalty will feel at home here, as will anyone who enjoys witty dialogue, a gallant rival and a love story that grows on the road.
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The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- One reckless night of dice ruins Kenneth
- A cry in the street leads to Aileen
- A toast in a cellar makes Kenneth a Jacobite
- Three highwaymen and a duel on the heath
- A false charge sends Kenneth and Aileen north
- The Prince's ball and Volney's dangerous visit
- The march south and the cost of war
- Courage beyond the sword
- Loyalty, honor and a villain you cannot hate
Who’s who
- Kenneth MontaguA reckless young English gentleman with a Highland mother, who burdens his estate with gambling debts and finds a cause and a love.
- Aileen MacleodThe proud, direct daughter of Raasay, brought to London by her brother, who wants safety for her family and the Stuart cause.
- Sir Robert VolneyA brilliant courtier, gambler and swordsman who wants Aileen and enjoys playing games with other people's lives.
- Captain Donald Roy MacdonaldA cheerful, fearless Highland officer who takes Kenneth under his wing and dreams of a Stuart restoration.
- Anthony CreaghA witty, devil-may-care Irish Jacobite who loves a good joke and a London beauty.
- Lord BalmerinoAn outspoken Scottish peer, poor and brave, who recruits Kenneth to the Stuart cause.
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Une fille de Raasay
by William MacLeod Raine · 1902
A ruined gambler hears a girl cry out in the London night and soon rides to war for Prince Charles.
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What would you do if one night at the dice table left your home burdened with debt? Kenneth Montagu, a young Englishman in 1745, faces exactly that, and then a cry in a dark London street changes his life.
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One reckless night of dice ruins Kenneth
The story begins in a London coffeehouse in 1745. Kenneth Montagu, just past twenty-one, sits at a hazard table with the wittiest idlers in town, and he cannot stop throwing. By the time he leaves, his debts demand a heavy mortgage on the family estate and threaten his ability to provide for his young brother Charles and his sister Cloe.
His opponent is Sir Robert Volney, a graceful courtier, deadly swordsman and friend of the Prince of Wales. Lord Balmerino, an old Scottish peer who knew Kenneth's father, begs him to leave the table. Volney sneers that the boy should go back to school, and pride keeps Kenneth in his chair. Balmerino walks away with a proverb about the man who must go his own way.
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What is A Daughter of Raasay about?
It follows Kenneth Montagu, a young Englishman ruined by gambling in 1745, who joins the Jacobite rising for the Stuart prince and for the Highland girl Aileen Macleod, while a charming rival, Sir Robert Volney, keeps crossing his path.
Is A Daughter of Raasay a true story?
It is a novel set among the events of the 1745 rising. Prince Charles, the Duke of Cumberland, James Wolfe, Flora Macdonald and Lord Balmerino all appear.
Where is Raasay and who are the Macleods?
In the book it is the home of the Macleod family, whose daughter Aileen and sons Malcolm, Murdoch and Ronald back the Stuart cause.
The author
William MacLeod Raine
1871–1954 · American Western novelist
William MacLeod Raine (1871–1954) was an American novelist born in London, England. He moved to the United States in childhood and later lived in Denver, Colorado. He wrote Western and adventure novels in the first half of the twentieth century. His books include The Highgrader and Oh, You Tex!
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