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It is the story of a young man David Balfour confronting the possibility that he is, in fact, heir to an estate of significant value.
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The novella was published for the first time in 1961 in the magazine Novij mir and aroused anger among critics, pointing out that it is only "about the narrow, intimate experiences of the heroine".