The Master of Ballantrae - Stevenson, Robert Louis
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Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet and essayist, best known for his works Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Treasure Island. The Master of Two brothers, one inheritance, and a rivalry that defies both distance and time. In a Scotland divided by loyalty and betrayal, their hatred for each other consumes their lives. Can either find peace when revenge is their only bond? Set in 18th-century Scotland, The Master of Ballantrae follows the bitter feud between brothers Henry and James Durie, whose conflict spans years and continents. Driven by Stevenson's…mehr

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Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet and essayist, best known for his works Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Treasure Island. The Master of Two brothers, one inheritance, and a rivalry that defies both distance and time. In a Scotland divided by loyalty and betrayal, their hatred for each other consumes their lives. Can either find peace when revenge is their only bond? Set in 18th-century Scotland, The Master of Ballantrae follows the bitter feud between brothers Henry and James Durie, whose conflict spans years and continents. Driven by Stevenson's signature style, this tale weaves adventure, psychological complexity, and moral questions, creating a darkly compelling narrative of love, loyalty, and vengeance. The novel explores how obsession with power and revenge can twist the human soul.
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Robert Louis Stevenson (13 November 1850 - 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist and travel writer, most noted for Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and A Child's Garden of Verses. Born and educated in Edinburgh, Stevenson suffered from serious bronchial trouble for much of his life, but continued to write prolifically and travel widely in defiance of his poor health. As a young man, he mixed in London literary circles, receiving encouragement from Andrew Lang, Edmund Gosse, Leslie Stephen and W. E. Henley, the last of whom may have provided the model for Long John Silver in Treasure Island. In 1890, he settled in Samoa, where he died in 1894.[1] A celebrity in his lifetime, Stevenson's critical reputation has fluctuated since his death, though today his works are held in general acclaim. He is currently ranked as the 26th most translated author in the world. Stevenson was born at 8 Howard Place, Edinburgh, Scotland on 13 November 1850 to Thomas Stevenson (1818-1887), a leading lighthouse engineer, and his wife Margaret Isabella (born Balfour, 1829-1897). He was christened Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson. At about age 18, he changed the spelling of "Lewis" to "Louis", and he dropped "Balfour" in 1873.[2][3] Lighthouse design was the family's profession; Thomas's father (Robert's grandfather) was civil engineer Robert Stevenson, and Thomas's brothers (Robert's uncles) Alan and David were in the same field.[4] Thomas's maternal grandfather Thomas Smith had been in the same profession. However, Robert's mother's family were gentry, tracing their lineage back to Alexander Balfour who had held the lands of Inchyra in Fife in the fifteenth century. His mother's father Lewis Balfour (1777-1860) was a minister of the Church of Scotland at nearby Colinton,[5] and her siblings included physician George William Balfour and marine engineer James Balfour. Stevenson spent the greater part of his boyhood holidays in his maternal grandfather's house. "Now I often wonder what I inherited from this old minister," Stevenson wrote. "I must suppose, indeed, that he was fond of preaching sermons, and so am I, though I never heard it maintained that either of us loved to hear them.