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David Balfour, hero of Kidnapped, gambles his life to clear a friend accused of murder, and finds many obstacles on the path to love with the daughter of a true reprobate in Catriona by Robert Louis Stevenson. This classic adventure was the last novel the author wrote alone, and displays all his beguiling storytelling skills.
About the author
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was a Scottish writer of novels, essays, poetry, and short stories. He's best known for his children's adventure novel 'Treasure Island' (1883), his collection of poetry 'A Child's Garden of Verses' (1885), and his Gothic novella 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' (1886). He achieved celebrity status during his lifetime and his works are highly acclaimed to this day.
Summary
Uncovering a governmental conspiracy to frame a friend for murder puts David Balfour on the run and striving to protect the woman he’s come to love.
Released with the title
David Balfour when originally released in the United States,
Catriona is Robert Louis Stevenson’s follow-up to
Kidnapped. David Balfour, hero of both books, is made a target by his willingness to testify in favor of a friend falsely accused of murder. His stubborn sense of justice will get him challenged to a duel in which he is clearly overmatched, plotted against, pursued and kidnapped once again. In the midst of the action a fledgling romance appears, as David meets the endearing Catriona, a woman more than a few readers have also been smitten with. Misunderstandings, conniving family members and outright villains combine to keep them from one another and their romance seems doomed before it begins. The story rolls along against a richly depicted historical backdrop of the 18th century, with the author stirring many historical characters, places, and even ships into his tale of adventure and long-suffering love rewarded at last. First published in 1893,
Catriona was the last novel the author completed on his own before his untimely death at 44 years of age.
With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of
Catriona is both modern and readable.
