Robert Louis Stevenson’s fascination with the mid-18th Century Jacobite rebellion in Scotland led to the production of his classic
Kidnapped, along with its later sequel,
Catriona.
The Master of Ballantrae—written only a couple years after
Kidnapped—shares the same evocative historical setting.
The story revolves around the fractious relationship of the two sons of the Lord of Durrisdeer: the elder and duplicitous James, and Henry, the stolid younger brother. Split apart..." data-title="Книга The Master of Ballantrae">