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The Master of Ballantrae

Name: The Master of Ballantrae
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson

by Robert Louis Stevenson

1888•Historical•296 pages

Taste attributes: historicaladventuredramawarfresh & originalunsavouryheavylinearemotive & stirringdeep rivalryinjustice/tragedy/vengeanceall consuming quest

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Boxlist takeA stirring, inventive historical novel: serious and dark. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale is one of Stevenson's darker, more political novels. Two brothers are brought into conflict by the Jacobite rising of 1745, which tears their family apart.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

HistoricalAdventureDramaWarDeep rivalryInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceAll consuming quest

Subjects

Absence and presumption of deathHistoryBrothersInheritance and successionRevengeScotlandScotland, historyHistorical fiction

Details

Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Published: 1888
Pages: 296
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Source: Open Library

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