Kidnapped and Catriona
Author(s): Ian Nimmo (Contribution by); Alan Taylor (Introduction by); Robert Louis Stevenson
In "Kidnapped" (1886) and later fiction such as "The Master of Ballantrae" (1888), Stevenson examined some of the extreme and contrary currents of Scotland's past, often projecting a dualism of both personality and belief. This dualism is most famous in "Kidnapped," whose two central characters are David Balfour, a Lowland Whig, and Alan Breck Stewart, a Highland Jacobite. The novel revolves around their friendship and their differences, suggesting a metaphor for Scotland itself. Stevenson wrote the sequel "Catriona" with the title David Balfour, but during serialisation in England the public became confused, thinking it might be a reprint of "Kidnapped." At publisher Cassell's request, the title was changed to "Catriona," after Balfour's daughter.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Birlinn, Limited
- : Birlinn
- : 0.399
- : 04 September 2007
- : books
Special Fields
- : Ian Nimmo (Contribution by); Alan Taylor (Introduction by); Robert Louis Stevenson
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 496