Stevenson’s brooding historical romance demonstrates his most abiding theme—the elemental struggle between good and evil—as it unfolds against a hauntingly beautiful Scottish landscape, amid the fierce loyalties and violent enmities that characterized Scottish history. When two brothers attempt to split their loyalties between the warring factions of the 1745 Jacobite rising, one family finds itself tragically divided.
Langue: Anglais
Publié en: 1889
Nombre de mots: 87 374 mots (≈ environ 6 heures)
Source: Wikisource
Droits: Domaine Public
30 avril 2011 16:23
Sad to see so much of life wasted in evil, as is ever the tales of Cain and Abel.