Catronia - Robert Louis Stevenson
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David Balfour, an honest subject of King George, faces a number of sticky problems before entering his inheritance as Laird of Shaws. Without David's
intervention, "James of the Glens" will hang for a murder he did not commit; David's friend Alan, a deserter on the run, needs David's help to flee the country: worse still, David and Alan are wanted for their alleged part in the Appin murder.
Amidst the legal corruption and political intrigue of 18th century Edinburgh, David falls in love with the tale's Highland heroine, Catriona McGregor Drummond, the daughter of Jacobine rebel and convicted criminal James More. Separated by events, David and Catriona are brought together by their mutual friend, the memorable Barbara Grant, on board a ship bound for Holland.
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON was born in 1850 in Edinburgh and studied law before turning to the writing life. Early books of travel, tales and essays were followed by 'Treasure Island' and 'Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', and by the Scottish romances '...
intervention, "James of the Glens" will hang for a murder he did not commit; David's friend Alan, a deserter on the run, needs David's help to flee the country: worse still, David and Alan are wanted for their alleged part in the Appin murder.
Amidst the legal corruption and political intrigue of 18th century Edinburgh, David falls in love with the tale's Highland heroine, Catriona McGregor Drummond, the daughter of Jacobine rebel and convicted criminal James More. Separated by events, David and Catriona are brought together by their mutual friend, the memorable Barbara Grant, on board a ship bound for Holland.
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON was born in 1850 in Edinburgh and studied law before turning to the writing life. Early books of travel, tales and essays were followed by 'Treasure Island' and 'Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', and by the Scottish romances '...
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