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         The Ballad of Gilderoy by celebrated author Joseph Ridgwell is a historical romance based on the real life figure of Patrick McGregor.
         Better known as Gilderoy, McGregor was a Scottish highwayman and outlaw, and The Ballad of Gilderoy is a general history of the life, murders and adventures of one of the most notorious highwaymen in Caledonian history.  Helpful to the poor, the hungry and the distressed, Gilderoy was the bane of the establishment, the law makers, the Lairds, and the landed gentry, and in fact he was dreaded by these privileged folk as much as a common enemy in time of war.
         Set primarily in the lowlands and highlands of Scotland, this traditional swashbuckler takes the reader through England, France and Italy during the mid 17th century -- the golden age of the highwayman.
 
Published by Wallingford Press, October 2024.