{"product_id":"9781846970337","title":"Kidnapped and Catriona","description":"In \u003ci\u003eKidnapped\u003c\/i\u003e (1886) and later fiction such as \u003ci\u003eThe Master of Ballantrae\u003c\/i\u003e (1888), Stevenson examined some of the extreme and contrary currents of Scotland's past, often projecting a dualism of both personality and belief. This dualism is most famous in \u003ci\u003eKidnapped\u003c\/i\u003e, whose two central characters are David Balfour, a Lowland Whig, and Alan Breck Stewart, a Highland Jacobite. The novel revolves around their friendship and their differences, suggesting a metaphor for Scotland itself. Stevenson wrote the sequel \u003ci\u003eCatriona\u003c\/i\u003e with the title David Balfour, but during serialization in England the public became confused, thinking it might be a reprint of \u003ci\u003eKidnapped\u003c\/i\u003e. At publisher Cassell's request, the title was changed to \u003ci\u003eCatriona\u003c\/i\u003e, after Balfour's daughter.","brand":"Birlinn, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47057744003312,"sku":"9781846970337","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781846970337_p0.jpg?v=1763750595","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781846970337","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}