Libro The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale (Penguin Classics) De Robert Louis Stevenson

portada The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale (Penguin Classics)

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

Penguin Classics

Autor

Robert Louis Stevenson

Categoría

Science Fiction

Año

1996

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

288

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

ISBN

0140434461

ISBN13

9780140434460

N° edición

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

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Reseña del libro "The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale (Penguin Classics)"

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. This edition takes as its text the Edinburgh Edition of the novel, the last approved by the author. The introduction considers the novel's inspiration and its place as one of Stevenson's greatest studies in cruelty.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.