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Kidnapped : the adventures of David Balfour by Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894. is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Kidnapped : the adventures of David Balfour about?

KIDNAPPED is an adventure story that has become the model for any thriller of escape and suspense. Set in 1751, the flight of David Balfour and Alan Breck across the Highlands of Scotland is based on real events. Though he wrote the book to make money, while living as an invalid in Bournemouth. Stevenson was proud of it; he inscribed a presentation copy with the couplet. Here is the one sound page of all my writing. The one I'm proud of and that I delight in. Rowland Hilder is famous for his paintings of the English countryside but his work in book illustration covered a much wider canvas. His drawing for KIDNAPPED were first published in 1930 and have undeservedly, been long out of print. A sixteen-year-old orphan is kidnapped by his villainous uncle, but later escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish highlanders against English rule.

Who reads Kidnapped : the adventures of David Balfour?

It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.

Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.

Author
Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894.
Publisher
Scribner, [1982]
Published
1982
Language
EN
ISBN
9780689865428
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Literary Fiction, Education, Fiction
Rating
3.78 / 5 (88 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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