# Catriona explained — Catriona

> Chapter companion for Catriona by Robert Louis Stevenson.

## What happens

David Balfour recounts his further adventures at home and abroad, focusing on his deepening relationship with Catriona Drummond and the political intrigues surrounding the Appin murder case.

## Themes in this chapter

### Love and Sacrifice

David's devotion to Catriona and the sacrifices he makes for her.

### Justice and Injustice

The flawed legal proceedings and political manipulation in the Appin case.

## Character check-ins

### David Balfour

Narrator and protagonist, continuing his adventures.

### Catriona Drummond

Central figure in David's affections and adventures.

### Alan Breck Stewart

David's ally, involved in the ongoing Jacobite conflicts.

### James More Macgregor

Catriona's father, a complex figure in the story.

### Lord Advocate Prestongrange

Key legal authority in the Appin murder case.

## Key lines

> Catriona Being Memoirs of the Further Adventures of David Balfour at Home and Abroad

This is the story of David Balfour's continued adventures in Scotland and other lands, centered on Catriona.

_Opening description of the book's focus._

## Links

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