A prisoner of war in Edinburgh falls in love with a Scottish girl, escapes, and crosses all of England with the police on his tail. The scenes unfold in desolate landscapes and shady taverns, where dangers constantly threaten the hero, who manages to evade them time and again. Full of eloquence, wit, and disarming charm, the narrator of St. Ives wins our sympathy. In England, "St. Ives" is regarded today as Stevenson’s major work. Andreas Nohl has rediscovered the magnificent portrait of Scotland and translated it completely into German. It is a fast-paced adventure and romance novel that straddles the line between romance and modernity, thrilling like a Hitchcock thriller.