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Kidnapped
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Written in 1886, Kidnapped is an adventure novel set in Scotland in the mid-1700s, not long after the Jacobite rebellion in the Highlands which had attempted to set Bonnie Prince Charlie on the throne. This rebellion was put down brutally and afterwards the Government imposed strict controls on Highlanders, outlawing many clan leaders.
The protagonist of Stevenson’s novel is young David Balfour, who is in his late teens. David sets off from his hometown after the death of both of his parents to seek out his sole remaining relative, his uncle Ebenezer. Expecting to be welcomed, he is shocked by the hostile reception he is given by the old man, who is a hermit much despised by his neighbours. Ebenezer tricks young David and arranges for him to be kidnapped and taken to be sold into slavery. A series of unexpected events occur, however, and David finds himself at large …
Written in 1886, Kidnapped is an adventure novel set in Scotland in the mid-1700s, not long after the Jacobite rebellion in the Highlands which had attempted to set Bonnie Prince Charlie on the throne. This rebellion was put down brutally and afterwards the Government imposed strict controls on Highlanders, outlawing many clan leaders.
The protagonist of Stevenson’s novel is young David Balfour, who is in his late teens. David sets off from his hometown after the death of both of his parents to seek out his sole remaining relative, his uncle Ebenezer. Expecting to be welcomed, he is shocked by the hostile reception he is given by the old man, who is a hermit much despised by his neighbours. Ebenezer tricks young David and arranges for him to be kidnapped and taken to be sold into slavery. A series of unexpected events occur, however, and David finds himself at large in the Highlands, seeking the help of the outlaw Alan Breck Stewart, who entangles him in further complications.
Kidnapped is one of Stevenson’s most popular novels for young people, and has been adapted several times for movies and television.
Subjects
- Juvenile fiction
- Fiction
- History
- Adventure and adventurers
- Scotland
- Adventure
- Adventure fiction
- Historical fiction
- Teenage boys
- Kidnapping
- Scotland-History-19th century - Fiction
- Adventure and adventurers-Scotland - Fiction
- Scotland, fiction
- British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)
- Fiction, historical
- Fiction, action & adventure
- Fiction, general
- Adventure stories
- Orphans
- Shipwrecks
- Adventures and adventurers
- Large type books
- Coming of age
- Kidnapping victims
- Disinheritance
- Jacobites
- Children's fiction
- Adventure and adventurers, fiction
- Jacobite Rebellion, 1745-1746
- Scotland, history, fiction
- Fiction, mystery & detective, general
- Kidnapping, fiction
- Uncles
- Castaways
- Inheritance and succession
- Friendship
- Voyages and travels
- Kidnapping in fiction
- Jacobites in fiction
- Kidnapping victims Fiction
- Coming of age in fiction
- Literature
- Romans
- Teenage boys in fiction
- Disinheritance Fiction
- Open Library Staff Picks
- Classic Literature
- Thriller
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- Disinheritance in fiction
- Adventure and adventurers in fiction
- Comic books, strips
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- Scotland in fiction
- Juvenile Literature
- Scottland
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- Fiction, historical, general
- Orphans, fiction
- Scottish fiction
- Readers
- Fiction in English
- Scottish authors
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