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Catriona
Robert Louis Stevenson
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This is a sequel to Kidnapped. Many thought Kidnapped ended quite abruptly. The reason is Stevenson planned on writing a sequel. Catriona takes up the story of David Balfour on the same day Kidnapped ends. He must now try to clear his name and the name of James Stewart of the Appin murder. This will not be easy because the Campbells want James Stewart to hang.
This is a sequel to Kidnapped. Many thought Kidnapped ended quite abruptly. The reason is Stevenson planned on writing a sequel. Catriona takes up the story of David Balfour on the same day Kidnapped ends. He must now try to clear his name and the name of James Stewart of the Appin murder. This will not be easy because the Campbells want James Stewart to hang.
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Hereupon all three, and the old Miss Grant as well, cried out against this sally, which (as I was acquainted with the verses he referred to) brought shame into my own check. It seemed to me a citation unpardonable in a father, and I was amazed that these ladies could laugh even while they reproved, or made believe to.
Under cover of this mirth, Prestongrange got forth of the chamber, and I was left, like a fish upon dry land, in that very unsuitable society. I could never deny, in looking back upon what followed, that I was eminently stockish; and I must say the ladies were well drilled to have so long . . . Read More
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This rating is for KIDNAPPED, which is a brilliant and fun buddy story, a rollicking adventure, and a great travelogue. Stevenson’s prose and storytelling is top notch.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for CATRIONA. Davie is such a great narrator. While this isn’t as fun as KIDNAPPED - can anything be? - and it bogs down in
"Nolaupītais": 5/5
"Katriona": 4/5
Pārlasīt pusaudžu vecumā lasītos piedzīvojumu romānus ir visai riskanti, jo gadās pamatīgi vilties. Mainu Rīdu pārlasīt, piemēram, nav diez ko laba doma. Par laimi, Stīvensons ir pavisam cita klase. "Nolaupītais" no līdz šim lasītajiem Stīvensona darbiem man vienmēr
Thoroughly enjoyable adventure yarn followed by a love story to rival any. I read Kidnapped some years ago and now Catriona - the sequel - the further adventures of Davie Balfour of Shaws. I must admit to nearly giving up on Catriona as a novel; it took me about 100 pages to get into the Scots diale
I really enjoyed these books. I listened to the audio and some parts were pretty hard to understand because of the style of talking that some of the characters have. Overall pretty good, but I don't know that I'd feel much desire to read again in the future.
Under the wide and starry sky,
Dig the grave and let me lie.
Glad did I live and gladly die,
And I laid me down with a will.
This be the verse you grave for me:
"Here he lies where he longed to be;
Home is the sailor, home from the sea,
And the hunter home from the hill."
Robert Louis Stevenson
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Catriona needs to be adapted honestly, if a modern audience is to enjoy it. The scottish dialect is just too heavy for comfortable reading.
Even though I have read a couple of Stevenson's books and his poetry, I am still not a huge fan of his work. However, I appreciated the historical aspect of this book, especially in light of what of was going on in America during the upheaval in Scotland in the mid-1700s. I feel a closer connection