John Gielgud
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A historical adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson about two brothers, one a rebel and one a loyalist, in the 1745 Jacobite rising. The novel follows their separate fates, from Scotland to France, America, and back, as they seek revenge and redemption.
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- 1889
The Master of Ballantrae: Directed by William Keighley. With Errol Flynn, Roger Livesey, Anthony Steel, Beatrice Campbell. Two noble Scottish brothers deliberately take opposite sides when Bonnie Prince Charlie returns to claim the throne of Scotland in order to preserve the family fortune.
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- Action, Adventure, History
- William Keighley
- 1953-08-05
A British adventure film based on Robert Louis Stevenson's novel, starring Errol Flynn as a Scottish laird who becomes a pirate. The film follows his adventures in the West Indies, his rivalry with his brother, and his love for Lady Alison.
The Master of Ballantrae is a Scottish adventure and horror novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, published in 1889. It tells the story of two brothers, one a loyalist and one a Jacobite, who clash in the 1745 rebellion and later in America.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
A novel by Robert Louis Stevenson about two brothers, Henry and James, who fight for the Stuart cause in 1745 Scotland. James escapes to America and becomes a pirate, while Henry marries his sister-in-law Alison and inherits his brother's fortune.
The Master of Ballantrae begins in 1745 and is narrated by Mackellar, the loyal, often meddling steward to the respected Durie of Durisdeer family. The family consists of the old Lord and his two sons, James (the eldest son and Master of Ballantrae) and Lord Henry.
Mar 26, 1997 · Papers relating to the lives and lamentable deaths of the late Lord Durisdeer, and his elder brother James, commonly called Master of Ballantrae, attainted in the troubles: entrusted into the hands of John M’Brair in the Lawnmarket of Edinburgh, W.S.; this 20th day of September Anno Domini 1789; by him to be kept secret until the revolution ...
