One Hundred World's Best Novels Condensed

David Copperfield to Quo Vadis, Don Quixote to The War of the Worlds — a hundred of the world's great novels, each condensed to a brisk summary with its author's life story, as read in 1919.

The Master of Ballantrae

3 pages in this part of 100 Best Novels Condensed.

The Master of Ballantrae

By ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Condensation by JAMES B. CONNOLLY THE Duries of Ballantrae were a strong family in Scotland from the days of…

The Master of Ballantrae: Henry

Then came the uprising for Prince Charlie. Against the wishes of the other three The Master elected to ride with the Prince; which left Mr…

The Master of Ballantrae: Indian

This brings me to that morning in April, 1764, that The Master returned to us again, this time with an Indian servant. With his return my…

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