The Master of Ballantrae: A winter’s tale

Stevenson, Robert Louis (pref. Lloyd Osbourne; Mrs R L Stevenson))

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Vol X in Tusitala Works of RLS. 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 begins a savage feud with his brother that will lead the pair from the Scottish Highlands to the American Wilderness. Satanic and seductive, the Master was regarded by Stevenson as ‘all I know of the devil’; his darkly manipulative schemes dominate this subtle and compelling tragedy.

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Publisher
William Heinemann
Publisher City
London
Year
1924
Edition
1st thus
Format
h/b
Author
Stevenson, Robert Louis (pref. Lloyd Osbourne; Mrs R L Stevenson))
SKU
IYC83747
Categories
Condition
Very good, 1st edition thus, blue limp boards clean (some bumping head and tail of spine), gilt signature on front and titling on spine good, text block firm, pages unmarked and tightly bound (owner's pencil inscription on ffep). Some tanning on pastedowns.
Size
18mo (170 x 100 / 6½" x 4")
Page Count
239
ISBN