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The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale

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    Robert Louis Stevenson's The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale is a historical fiction novel. It deals with inheritance and succession, revenge, brothers and absence and presumption of death.

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    "The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale" by Robert Louis Stevenson is a novel published in 1889. Two Scottish brothers find their family torn apart when the Jacobite rising of 1745 forces them to choose opposite sides in the conflict. When the rebellious elder brother is reported dead, the younger inherits everything—until a messenger arrives years later with shocking news. What follows is a dark tale of rivalry, betrayal, and obsession that spans from the Scottish highlands to pirate ships and the American wilderness.
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    Themes, setting & tropes

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    • Historical fiction
    • Scotland, History, 18th century
    • Inheritance and succession
    • Revenge
    • Psychological fiction
    • Brothers
    • Absence and presumption of death

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    Who wrote The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale?

    The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale was written by Robert Louis Stevenson.

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    It is usually shelved as Historical Fiction.

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