Robert Louis Stevenson 
The Master of Ballantrae 

The Master of Ballantrae Robert Louis Stevenson – The Master of Ballantrae is a book by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, focusing upon the conflict between two brothers, Scottish noblemen whose family is torn apart by the Jacobite rising of 1745. He worked on the book in Tautira after his health was restored.

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Robert Louis Stevenson was a 19th-century Scottish writer notable for such novels as ’Treasure Island, ’ ’Kidnapped’ and ’Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.’Who Was Robert Louis Stevenson?Novelist Robert Louis Stevenson traveled often, and his global wanderings lent themselves well to his brand of fiction. Stevenson developed a desire to write early in life, having no interest in the family business of lighthouse engineering. He was often abroad, usually for health reasons, and his journeys led to some of his early literary works. Publishing his first volume at the age of 28, Stevenson became a literary celebrity during his life when works such as Treasure Island, Kidnapped and Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde were released to eager audiences.