The Master of Ballantrae
A Winter's Tale
$33.23
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
25 July 1996
Summary
Set at the time of the Jacobite uprising, The Master of Ballantrae tells of a family divided. James Durie, Master of Ballantrae, abandons his ancestral home to support the Scottish rebellion - leaving his younger brother Henry, who is faithful to the English crown, to inherit the title of Lord Durrisdeer. But he is to return years later, embittered by battles and a savage life of piracy on the high seas, to demand his inheritance.
Turning the people against the Lord, he begin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140434460 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140434461 |
| Author: | Robert Louis Stevenson |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 25 July 1996 |
| Weight: | 218g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 18mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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“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
“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
About The Author
Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh in 1850. He is well known for his novels of historical adventure, including Treasure Island (1883), Kidnapped (1886) and Catriona (1893).
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