The Master of Ballantrae by Robert Louis Stevenson

The Master of Ballantrae

Robert Louis Stevenson

192 pages first pub 1889 (editions)

fiction classics historical adventurous dark reflective slow-paced
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Set in 18th-century Scotland, this brooding historical romance unfolds amid the Jacobite Rebellion. A struggle between good and evil begins in the old Scottish castle of Durrisdeer the ancestral home of the Durie clan where James Durie, Master of ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 227 reviews

Moods

adventurous 85%
dark 71%
emotional 71%
sad 57%
tense 57%
mysterious 14%

Pace

medium 71%
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

3.4

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