Title: The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale
Title Record # 2298187
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Date: 1889-00-00
Variant Title of: The Master of Ballantrae [may list more publications, awards, reviews, votes and covers]
Type: NOVEL
Language: English
Current Tags: 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (1)
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Date: 1889-00-00
Variant Title of: The Master of Ballantrae [may list more publications, awards, reviews, votes and covers]
Type: NOVEL
Language: English
Note: Speculative element: the Master apparently dies and returns to life several times in the novel, and it is revealed that this is a secret art he learned in India.
Before book publication, this novel was serialized in Scribner's Magazine, Novembwr 1888-October 1889.
Synopsis: During the Jacobite rising of 1745, the Durie family hedged its bets by having the two sons each join opposite sides of the conflicts. The elder, known as the Master of Ballantrae, was forced to go into exile while the younger, Henry, inherited the title--but this situation was all wrong and only got worse when the Master secretly returned.
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Publications
| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale | 1889-09-00 | Robert Louis Stevenson | Charles Scribner's Sons | $1.25?$: US dollar |
viii+ 331 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |||
| The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale | 1889-09-00 | Robert Louis Stevenson | Cassell & Company | 5/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
viii+ 332 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |||
| The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale | 1889-09-00 | Robert Louis Stevenson | Charles Scribner's Sons | $0.50?$: US dollar |
viii+ 331 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | |||
| The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale | 1889-09-23 | Robert Louis Stevenson | George Munro (Seaside Library Pocket Edition #1228) | 192 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel |