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The Master of Ballantrae (Dover Thrift Editions,)

2 reviews
Robert Louis Stevenson

Dover Publications, 2003

Surprising Gravity
First, to point out a deficiency in this title's listing--it is certainly not intended for a Young Adult readership. Despite Stevenson's reputation as an author of "boy's books," he proves in THE MASTER OF BALLANTRAE that he is a pyschological novelist of the first order. In fact, in reading this retelling of the Jacob and Esau myth, I was struck by the novel's surprisingly modernistic qualities, ...

The Master of Ballantrae and Weir of Hermiston (Everyman's Library (Cloth))
Robert Louis Stevenson

Everyman's Library, 1992

(Book Jacket Status: Not Jacketed) In these two historical tales of the Scottish lowlands in the eighteenth century, Robert Louis Stevenson brought to the novel of adventure a psychological sophistication it had never before possessed - a subtlety that, far from impeding the action, everywhere intensifies its speed and credibility. A double demonstration of Stevenson's ability to satisfy the highest critical standards and at the same time ...

The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale (Modern Library Classics)

5 reviews
Robert Louis Stevenson

Modern Library, 2002

Quite simply the best book I have ever read
I have always liked everything written by Stevenson, but The Master of Ballantrae far outstrips everything else. It is a subtle insight into human nature, and a great adventure story as well. The episodes are majestic, and the story, though bleak, is very touching. I have read it many, many times and think more of it the more I read it (to paraphrase Mackellar on page 1).

The Master of Ballantrae (Art-Type Edition) (The World's Popular Classics)
Robert Louis Stevenson

Books, Inc., 1939

Stevensons brooding historical romance demonstrates his most abiding themethe elemental struggle between good and evilas it unfolds against a hauntingly beautiful Scottish landscape, amid the fierce loyalties and violent enmities that characterized Scottish history. When two brothers attempt to split their loyalties between the warring factions of the 1745 Jacobite rising, one family finds itself tragically divided. Stevensons remarkably vivid ...

The Master of Ballantrae (EasyRead Large Edition): A Winter's Tale
Robert Louis Stevenson

ReadHowYouWant, 2007

The book narrates the story of two brothers, James Durie and Henry Durie. The former is an immoral person who teases and irritates his brother. It’s an adventurous story full of sorrow, romance and revenge. This book of Stevenson is set in a variety of locations and keeps the readers in suspense about the next events. This EasyRead Large Edition has been optimized for readers who prefer a standard 16pt large type.