Outlander

Interesting Facts

• The main character, Claire Randall, is a nurse who accidentally travels through time from 1945 to 1743.
• Claire finds herself in 18th-century Scotland, where she meets Jamie Fraser, a Scottish warrior with whom she develops a romantic relationship.
• The book combines elements of historical fiction, science fiction, and romance.
• Diana Gabaldon began writing the novel as an exercise, not intending to publish it, but later decided to send the manuscript to a publisher.
• The book's plot was inspired by an episode of the series «Doctor Who», where one of the characters, a Scotsman named Jamie McCrimmon, travels through time.