Kidnapped &, Catriona

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.

ISBN:	9781846970337
Publisher:	Birlinn Ltd
Imprint:	Polygon
Published date:	04 Sep 2007
DEWEY:	823.8
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Number of pages:	496
Weight:	344g
Height:	197mm
Width:	131mm
Spine width:	31mm

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