The Master of Ballantrae A Winter's Tale |
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Author:
| Stevenson, Robert Louis |
ISBN: | 979-8-5940-5819-4 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2021 |
Publisher: | Independently Published
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $8.50 |
Book Description:
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The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale is a book by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, focusing upon the conflict between two brothers. Presented as the memoir of one Ephraim Mackellar, steward of the Durrisdeer estate in Scotland, the novel opens in 1745, the year of the Jacobite Rising. When Bonnie Prince Charlie raises the banner of the Stuarts, the Durie family decide on a common strategy: one son will join the uprising while the other will join the loyalists. That way,...
More DescriptionThe Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale is a book by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, focusing upon the conflict between two brothers. Presented as the memoir of one Ephraim Mackellar, steward of the Durrisdeer estate in Scotland, the novel opens in 1745, the year of the Jacobite Rising. When Bonnie Prince Charlie raises the banner of the Stuarts, the Durie family decide on a common strategy: one son will join the uprising while the other will join the loyalists. That way, whichever side wins, the family's noble status and estate will be preserved.