The History of Scotland, the Romance of Scotland, and "Outlander"
Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong
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What Is the Story of Outlander?
The sexes are inverted, but the story line is remarkably the same. So let me pose the question, why? What does this mean? And what do we make of this? It's possible that diana gabaldon, the author of outlander, may have read waverley. I also think it's possible she didn't. As far as i know, i don't think any one has ever specifically asked her.
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