Catriona

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:CatrionaISBN13:9781539528081ISBN10:1539528081Author:Oceo, Success (Editor), Stevenson, Robert Louis (Author)Description:Classics For Your Collection: Goo Glu80lcr --------- Catriona (Also Known As David Balfour) Is An 1893 Novel Written By Robert Louis Stevenson As A Sequel To His Earlier Novel Kidnapped (1886) It Tells The Further Story Of The Central Character, David Balfour The Book Begins Precisely Where Kidnapped Ends, At 2 Pm On 25 August 1751, Outside The British Linen Company In Edinburgh, Scotland The First Part Of The Book Recounts The Attempts Of The Hero, David Balfour, To Gain Justice For James Stewart (James Of The Glens), Who Has Been Arrested And Charged With Complicity In The Appin Murder David Makes A Statement To A Lawyer And Goes On To Meet William Grant Of Prestongrange, The Lord Advocate Of Scotland, To Press The Case For James' Innocence However, His Attempts Fail As - After Being Reunited With Alan Breck - He Is Once Again Kidnapped And, This Time, Confined On The Bass Rock, An Island In The Firth Of Forth, Until The Trial Is Over, And James Condemned To Death David Also Meets And Falls In Love With Catriona Macgregor Drummond, The Daughter Of James Macgregor Drummond, Known As James More (Who Was Rob Roy's Eldest Son), Also Held In Prison, Whose Escape She Engineers David Also Receives Some Education In The Manners And Morals Of Polite Society From Barbara Grant, Prestongrange's Daughter In The Second Part, David And Catriona Travel To Holland, Where David Studies Law At The University Of Leyden David Takes Catriona Under His Protection (She Having No Money) Until Her Father Finds Them James More Eventually Arrives And Proves Something Of A Disappointment, Drinking A Great Deal And Showing No Compunction Against Living Off David's Largesse At This Time, David Learns Of The Death Of His Uncle Ebenezer, And Thus Gains Knowledge That He Has Come Into His Full, Substantial Inheritance David And Catriona, Fast Friends At This Point, Begin A Series Of Misunderstandings That Eventually Drive Her And James More Away, Though David Sends Payment To James In Return For News Of Catriona's Welfare James And Catriona Find Their Way To Dunkirk In Northern France Meanwhile, Alan Breck Joins David In Leyden, And He Berates David For Not Understanding Women Prodded Thus, And At An Invitation From James More, David And Alan Journey To Dunkirk To Visit With James And Catriona They All Meet One Evening At A Remote Inn And Discover The Following Day That James Has Betrayed Alan (Falsely Convicted Of The Appin Murder) Into The Hands Of A British Warship Anchored Near The Shore The British Attempt To Capture Alan, Who Flees With David And Catriona, Now Reconciled And Shamed By James More's Ignominy The Three Flee To Paris, Where David And Catriona Are Married James More Dies From An Illness, And David And Catriona Return To Scotland To Raise A Family Filled With Memorable Characters And The Hilarity, Insight, And Heartbreak Of Their Genuineness As They Face The Infamous Kidnapping, Desertion, And Having To Run With Their Lives, Kidnapped And Catriona Are An Excellent Choice For Readers Who Enjoy Historical Fiction And Romance, Scottish And British History, And Actionadventure Excellent, High-Quality, Clean Reads To Add To School Reading Lists, As Well Scroll Up And Get Your Copy For Kidnapped At , Visit: : Amzn To2e3tul7 Timeless Classics For Your Bookshelf Classic Books For Your Inspiration And Entertainment Visit Us At: Goo Gl0oiszu Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:CREATESPACEPublication Date:2016-10-13Weight:0.57 lbsDimensions:0.4'' H x 9.02'' L x 5.98'' WNumber of Pages:188Language:English

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