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Kidnapped
Paperback
Mystery & ThrillerClassic FictionHistorical Fiction
ISBN13: 9781025488691
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 266
Weight: 0.83
Height: 0.56 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Kidnapped is a masterpiece of adventure and historical fiction by Robert Louis Stevenson. Set against the backdrop of the 18th-century Jacobite Risings in Scotland, the story follows young David Balfour, a recently orphaned boy who seeks his inheritance from his treacherous Uncle Ebenezer. David soon finds himself betrayed and forcibly taken aboard a ship bound for the Carolinas. However, a chance encounter with the charismatic Jacobite rebel Alan Breck Stewart changes the course of his destiny.
After a dramatic shipwreck off the coast of the Hebrides, David and Alan must navigate the rugged and dangerous Scottish Highlands to clear their names and reclaim David's rightful place. Their journey is one of survival, unexpected friendship, and political intrigue, capturing the tension between the Lowland Whigs and the Highland Jacobites. Stevenson's vivid prose brings the landscape and the historical era to life, making Kidnapped a timeless classic of coming-of-age and high-seas adventure. This work remains a cornerstone of Scottish literature, celebrated for its psychological depth and its thrilling portrayal of a young man's resilience in the face of treachery and displacement.
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