The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale
A bitter fraternal duel of charisma and honor, unraveling lives from Scotland to sea
About this book
In Robert Louis Stevenson's The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale, a darkly magnetic protagonist returns to his Scottish estate and ignites a poisonous rivalry with his brother, setting off a chain of betrayals that stretches from storm-swept moors to distant seas. Part gothic family drama and part swashbuckling adventure, the novel moves through Jacobite intrigue, naval clashes, and colonial outposts with relentless momentum, exploring how ambition, charm, and grievance warp loyalty and identity. Stevenson's crisp, evocative prose and an often-unreliable narrative voice keep the moral ground shifting, drawing readers into a tense, morally ambiguous story that lingers long after the last page.