Name: Kidnapped
SKU: 61317342
Price: 797.00 TWD
Availability: InStock
Author: Stevenson, Robert Louis
ISBN: 9781540804938

Type

Physical Book

Author

Robert Louis Stevenson

Publisher

Createspace

Language

English

Pages

204

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9x15.2x1.1 cm

Weight

0.28 kg.

ISBN13

9781540804938

Synopsis "Kidnapped"

Kidnapped is an historical fiction adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, written as a "boys' novel" and first published in the magazine Young Folks from May to July 1886. It narrates the adventures of David Balfour, a young orphan, as he journeys through the dangerous Scottish Highlands trying to regain his rightful inheritance. Kidnapped is set around 18th-century Scottish events, notably the "Appin Murder", which occurred near Ballachulish in 1752 in the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745. Many of the characters were real people, including one of the principals, Alan Breck Stewart. The political situation of the time is portrayed from multiple viewpoints, and the Scottish Highlanders are treated sympathetically.

Robert Louis Stevenson

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(Edinburgh, 1850 - Samoa, 1894) British novelist, short story writer, poet, and essayist. He entered the University of Edinburgh at the age of sixteen to follow in his father's footsteps and become a lighthouse engineer, a career he would later abandon. His nautical studies allowed him to come into contact with seafaring people and customs, key ingredients in some of his most famous works. His renowned work, Treasure Island, was published under the pseudonym Captain George North in 1881. In 1886, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, one of the great classics of literature, was released. He died on the island of Samoa, at his home, Vailima.

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