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Catriona

Robert Louis Stevenson

Catriona

Original publication
1893
Bilingual edition
June 12, 2026
Pages
565
Difficulty
★★☆
Genres
Adventure, Romance
Translated from
English

Book summary

David Balfour, a young Scot seeking justice and stability, becomes entangled in political intrigues after events that have shaken his life. Alongside Catriona, a strong and determined woman, he navigates dangers, plots, and moral dilemmas. Their relationship evolves in an unstable context where every decision carries weighty consequences. This story blends adventure, history, and romance, immersing readers in a turbulent Scotland. The author develops a rich plot driven by complex characters and intense political stakes.

The plot

A young man sets out to save an innocent. Edinburgh, 1751. David Balfour, a young man from the countryside, has just inherited his family’s estate.

The world of the book

Scotland in 1751, after a rebellion. In 1745, clans from the Highlands, the mountains of northern Scotland, rose up against the King. They were defeated.

The author

Robert Louis Stevenson. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, he became a lawyer in 1875. But he preferred to write and travel.

The benefits of the bilingual method with Line-by-line synced layout

Every line of the original has its translation directly beneath it, at the same height. You never lose your place: your eye drops one line and lands on exactly the sentence it just read. This is the layout that lets you open a book in a language you barely know without ever giving up, and compare the two texts almost word for word.

The excerpt shows the method using another book from the catalogue, not this one.

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