The Master of Ballantrae
Apr 2020 · Open Road Media
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The author of Treasure Island delivers a "colorful plot and tense family drama . . . You couldn't ask for more fun in a novel—it even has pirates" ( The Guardian).
During the Jacobite Risings of 1745, two Scottish brothers battle for the family inheritance in what "is commonly regarded as [Robert Louis Stevenson's] greatest full-length work" ( The Atlantic).
"[ The Master of Ballantrae] has the adventurous spirit of Treasure Island, the romantic 18th-century Scottish setting of Kidnapped, the obsession with doubles and divided selves that makes Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde such a resonant parable, and a climactic image as horrific as that in The Body Snatcher. Its blend of historical romance, travel fantasy and gothic nightmare makes it deeply pleasurable." — The Guardian
"If a strong story, strongly told, full of human interest, and absolutely original in its situations, makes a masterpiece, then this may lay claim to the title." —Arthur Conan Doyle
During the Jacobite Risings of 1745, two Scottish brothers battle for the family inheritance in what "is commonly regarded as [Robert Louis Stevenson's] greatest full-length work" ( The Atlantic).
"[ The Master of Ballantrae] has the adventurous spirit of Treasure Island, the romantic 18th-century Scottish setting of Kidnapped, the obsession with doubles and divided selves that makes Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde such a resonant parable, and a climactic image as horrific as that in The Body Snatcher. Its blend of historical romance, travel fantasy and gothic nightmare makes it deeply pleasurable." — The Guardian
"If a strong story, strongly told, full of human interest, and absolutely original in its situations, makes a masterpiece, then this may lay claim to the title." —Arthur Conan Doyle
The author of Treasure Island delivers a "colorful plot and tense family drama . . . You couldn't ask for more fun in a novel—it even has pirates" ( The Guardian).
During the Jacobite Risings of 1745, two Scottish brothers battle for the family inheritance in what "is commonly regarded as [Robe...
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Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) was a Scottish novelist, travel writer, poet, and children's author. Plagued by poor health his entire life, he was nevertheless an amazingly prolific writer, and created some of the most influential and entertaining fiction of the nineteenth century, including Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) was a Scottish novelist, travel writer, poet, and children's author. Plagued by poor health his entire life, he was nevertheless an amazingly prolific writer, and created some of the most influential and entertaining fiction of the nineteenth century, including ...
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