The Master of Ballantrae by Robert Louis Stevenson

The Master of Ballantrae

Robert Louis Stevenson

388 pages first pub 1889 (editions)

fiction classics historical adventurous dark reflective slow-paced
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Set in Scotland during the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion, in the exotic French Indies, and in the North American wilderness, the story has as its hero one of the most compelling yet horrifying studies of evil in nineteenth-century fiction—James Durie, M...

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Community Reviews Summary of 224 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

3.39

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