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The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale is an 1889 novel by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, focusing upon the conflict between two brothers, Scottish noblemen whose family is torn apart by the Jacobite rising of 1745. He worked on the book in Tautira after his health was restored.
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- 1889
A swashbuckling adventure based on Robert Louis Stevenson's novel, starring Errol Flynn as a Scottish noble who becomes a pirate. IMDb users rate the movie 6.4 out of 10 and share their opinions, trivia, and goofs.
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- Action, Adventure, History
- William Keighley
- 1953-08-05
The Master of Ballantrae is a 1953 British Technicolor adventure film starring Errol Flynn and Roger Livesey. It is a loose and highly truncated adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson 1889 novel of the same name. In eighteenth century Scotland, two sons of a laird clash over the family estate and a lady.
The Master of Ballantrae, novel by Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson, first serialized in Scribner’s Magazine in 1888–89 and published in book form in 1889. The novel provides another example of the moral ambiguity Stevenson had explored earlier in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Ballantrae is bold.
- 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.
Mar 1, 1997 · A historical fiction novel by Robert Louis Stevenson about two brothers who are separated by a duel and reunited by a mysterious stranger. Download or read online this public domain eBook in various formats from Project Gutenberg.
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.
