In Kidnapped (1886) and later fiction such as The Master of Ballantrae (1888), Stevenson examined some of the extreme and contrary currents of Scotland's past, often projecting a dualism of both personality and belief. This dualism is most famous in Kidnapped, whose two central characters are David Balfour, a Lowland Whig, and Alan Breck Stewart, a Highland Jacobite. The novel revolves around their friendship and their differences, suggesting a metaphor for Scotland itself. Stevenson wrote the sequel Catriona with the title David Balfour, but during serialisation in England the public became confused, thinking it might be a reprint of Kidnapped. At publisher Cassell's request, the title was changed to Catriona, after Balfour's daughter.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Birlinn General
ISBN-13
9781846970337
eBay Product ID (ePID)
87847245
Product Key Features
Book Title
Kidnapped & Catriona
Author
Robert Louis Stevenson
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Thriller, Books
Publication Year
2007
Number of Pages
480 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
195mm
Item Width
130mm
Item Weight
333g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Robert Louis Stevenson
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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