Name: Catriona: A Sequel to Kidnapped, Being Memoirs of the further Adventures of David Balfour at Home and Abroad
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Author: Stevenson, Robert Louis
ISBN: 9781646794010

portada Catriona: A Sequel to Kidnapped, Being Memoirs of the further Adventures of David Balfour at Home and Abroad

Type

Physical Book

Author

Robert Louis Stevenson

Publisher

Cosimo Classics

Language

English

Pages

384

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.6 x 14.0 x 2.2 cm

Weight

0.49 kg.

ISBN13

9781646794010

Synopsis "Catriona: A Sequel to Kidnapped, Being Memoirs of the further Adventures of David Balfour at Home and Abroad"

"A good conscience is eight parts of courage." -Robert Louis Stevenson, CatrionaCatriona: A Sequel to "Kidnapped-Being Memoirs of the Further Adventures of David Balfour at Home and Abroad" (1892) by Robert Louis Stevenson is a companion volume to the author's classic Kidnapped. But it falls more into the category of "historical romance" than its predecessor. Unlike the daring adventures of Kidnapped, Stevenson here attempts to rely instead on building strong characters and a complex plot.Catriona picks up where its prequel ended-at 2 pm on August 25, 1751. It begins as the hero David Balfour, is setting off to win justice for a friend who has been falsely arrested. While not successful in freeing his friend, David's efforts lead him to Catriona and a series of adventures around Europe and involve them in the continental politics of their generation.

Robert Louis Stevenson

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(Edimburgo, 1850 - Samoa, 1894) Novelista, cuentista, poeta y ensayista británico. Ingresó en la Universidad de Edimburgo cuando tenía dieciséis años para poder seguir los pasos de su padre y convertirse en ingeniero de faros, de lo cual desistiría. Sus estudios de náutica, le permitieron entrar en contacto con las gentes y costumbres marineras, ingredientes fundamentales en algunas de sus obras más conocidas. Su famosa obra, La Isla del tesoro, la publicó bajo el seudónimo de Captain George North en 1881. En 1886, llegaría El extraño caso del Dr. Jekyll y Mr. Hyde, uno de los grandes clásicos de la literatura. Murió en la Isla de Samoa, en su casa, Vailima.

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