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288 pages • first pub 1889 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140434460
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 24 November 2005
Description
Stevenson’s brooding historical romance demonstrates his most abiding theme—the elemental struggle between good and evil—as it unfolds against a hauntingly beautiful Scottish landscape, amid the fierce loyalties and violent enmities that character...
Community Reviews Summary of 227 reviews
Moods
dark 71%
emotional 71%
sad 57%
tense 57%
mysterious 14%
Pace
slow 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 60% | Plot: 40%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 40%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating
288 pages • first pub 1889 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140434460
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 24 November 2005
Description
Stevenson’s brooding historical romance demonstrates his most abiding theme—the elemental struggle between good and evil—as it unfolds against a hauntingly beautiful Scottish landscape, amid the fierce loyalties and violent enmities that character...
Community Reviews Summary of 227 reviews
Moods
dark 71%
emotional 71%
sad 57%
tense 57%
mysterious 14%
Pace
slow 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 60% | Plot: 40%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 40%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating