Title Page: "The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale" by Robert Louis Stevenson. London: Cassell & Co., 1889. First edition
This novel focuses upon the conflict between two brothers whose family is torn apart by a Scottish uprising in 1745. The uprising had the aim of returning James VII of Scotland and the House of Stuart to the throne of Great Britain. One brother joins the uprising while the other joins the loyalists. The older brother, James Durie (Master of Ballantrae), joins the uprising and becomes the rebel, while his younger brother, Henry Durie, remains in support of King George II. The uprising fails and the Master is reported dead, but Henry soon learns that his brother is alive and sailing with pirates.
The novel was made into a 1953 film with Errol Flynn as the Master.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nqPh9Ee_7w
Title Page: "The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale" by Robert Louis Stevenson. London: Cassell & Co., 1889. First edition
This novel focuses upon the conflict between two brothers whose family is torn apart by a Scottish uprising in 1745. The uprising had the aim of returning James VII of Scotland and the House of Stuart to the throne of Great Britain. One brother joins the uprising while the other joins the loyalists. The older brother, James Durie (Master of Ballantrae), joins the uprising and becomes the rebel, while his younger brother, Henry Durie, remains in support of King George II. The uprising fails and the Master is reported dead, but Henry soon learns that his brother is alive and sailing with pirates.
The novel was made into a 1953 film with Errol Flynn as the Master.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nqPh9Ee_7w