âA thrilling adventure story, gripping history and fascinating study of the Scottish character, Kidnapped has lost none of its power.â â The GuardianÂ
âKidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson has it all: murder, intrigue, crime, danger, blackmail. This lesson is about the story of the amazingly unlucky Davie Balfour, who is on a quest to claim his destiny. Kidnapped is one of the most enduring novels in the English language.â â Study.comÂ
David Balfour, a young Scottish boy whose parents had both died, leaving him an orphan, travels on foot to his ancestral home known as the House of Shaws. Upon his arrival, his wicked and suspicious uncle Ebenezer locks him away in a dark room. After several attempts to kill the boy and make it look like an accident, Ebenezer arranges to have him kidnapped by the seafaring Captain Hoseason.Â
This begins a saga of treachery, danger and close scrapes with death as David is forced to grow up quickly and live by his wits amidst rough seaman on the ship. A little at a time he learns of his true rights to the House of Shaws and determines to return to his homeland by whatever means necessary.Â
His adventure to claim his inheritance is filled with peril. Will he overcome the dangers and enjoy his family estate?Â
Read KIDNAPPED and find out!Â
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About the PublisherÂ
Authors Jacob Nordby and Aaron Patterson founded Stonehenge Classics to restore timeless classics for the digital age and provide modern readers with new reasons to rediscover books that connect us to our past treasures of truth, beauty, and wisdom.Â
More Titles in the StoneHenge Classics Literature SeriesÂ
don Quixote â Miguel de CervantesÂ
Call of the Wild â Jack LondonÂ
Treasure Island â Robert Louis StevensonÂ
Kidnapped â Robert Louis StevensonÂ
The Count of Monte Cristo â Alexandre DumasÂ
Dracula â Bram StokerÂ
A Tale of Two Cities â Charles DickensÂ
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow â Washington IrvingÂ
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland â Lewis CarrollÂ
The Picture of Dorian Gray â Oscar WildeÂ
The War of the Worlds â H.G. Wells