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Catriona
Written by Robert Louis Stevenson
Narrated by David Case
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Catriona is a stirring tale of love, danger, and political intrigue set amidst the stately grandeur of old Edinburgh. David Balfour is an orphaned young gentleman who has recently managed to claim his inheritance from a miserly (and murderous) uncle. Now he and his friends James Stewart and Alan Breck are implicated in a sensational killing, and David must fight to clear their names. In the process he meets the beautiful and daring Catriona MacGregor Drummond and finds that nothing will ever be the same again.
Interwoven with real-life people and events, and filled with atmospheric and evocative descriptions of old Edinburgh, this sequel to the immensely popular Kidnapped was considered by Robert Louis Stevenson to be one of his best works.
Interwoven with real-life people and events, and filled with atmospheric and evocative descriptions of old Edinburgh, this sequel to the immensely popular Kidnapped was considered by Robert Louis Stevenson to be one of his best works.
Author
Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) was a Scottish novelist, travel writer, poet, and children’s author. Plagued by poor health his entire life, he was nevertheless an amazingly prolific writer, and created some of the most influential and entertaining fiction of the nineteenth century, including Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
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Reviews for Catriona
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5'Catriona' is the lesser-known sequel to the classic 'Kidnapped', and follows the protagonist David Balfour's adventures. Here he seeks to right a wrong perpetuated in the first book, which plot closely follows reality; he also falls in love with Catriona, a highland girl whose father, James More, has landed in prison because of his connection to the murder at the heart of 'Kidnapped.' Spurred by a sense of honour and wishing to do the same thing, Balfour becomes involved in the intrigue, only to find himself kidnapped once again.'Catriona' is a curious book, and well worth reading - especially be would-be writers like myself - because it represents an honest attempt by a great author to make much out of very little. There were enough loose ends in 'Kidnapped' to justify a sequel, but not enough left over to account for quite so long a book, and it is glaring by their absences what precisely is missing from this volume compared to the first. All of those landmark events and fantastic characters in 'Kidnapped' have their shadows here, but none exceed the triumph of the first. For those concerned with what might happen next to David Balfour, the book is worth a read, but for those who had not read the original, this is one sequel where the tale only works for those already fans.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A surprisingly well done sequel/continuation of a very famous story. I never knew it existed until I saw it at the Huntington gift shop. Having just finish Kidnapped, I figured I'd give it a shot and was pleasantly surprised. Well worth a read.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5thoughts and comments to come
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The immediate sequel to Kidnapped. This is not an adventure or travel tale, but a tale of politics, love, propriety, and misunderstanding. David must think through his position constantly, and ultimately accomplishes very little, though he works at it very hard. James Mor MacGregor-Drummond is so exasperating as to be quite entertaining. David has a very refreshing hard-headedness or cold-bloodedness when those whom he has truly disliked die, but his affection for his friends is unaffected and very strong.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This book is a sequel to Kidnapped, which I read in 1970. I read a synopsis of it to prepeare to read this volume, which was first published in 1893, the year before Stevenson died. The first 265 pages tell of David traipsing around Scotland, and the things he was trying to do and that others were preventing him from doing are a mite obscure. And there is much Scot dialect, which is a real pain to read and to try to make sense of. But the second part beginning on page 267, tells of David's trip to Europe, accompanied by the love of his life. This part has little Scot dialect, and tells a good story, even poignant at times. The morals of David and his love are exemplary and people wearied by modern fiction characters who have no morals at all will enjoy the contrast which David displays. Ths book is an illustration of the wisdom of not giving up on a book just because the first 265 pages are a chore at times to read.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5No, this isn't as good at Kidnapped. I fully admit to being a sap in saying that I enjoyed it, for it isn't the high-flying adventure story that the first book is - at all. No, here we have Davie in loooooooove. I do think though that this book is still best for the connections it has to Kidnapped - whether it be David doing right by the people who helped him before, or the rare and wonderful appearances of Alan Breck. And yet, even in this somewhat strained circumstances, I still liked him - and her, as well.