Kidnapped : Adventures of david balfour series, book 1 / Robert Louis Stevenson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stevenson, Robert Louis, author.

Series:

Adventures of David Balfour.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cleveland : Duke Classics, 2012.

System Details:

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Summary:

Originally written as a boys' adventure novel, Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped has received praise from a range of writers, including Henry James and Jorge Luis Borges. Set around events in eighteenth century Scotland, such as the "Appin Murder" that happened in the wake of the Jacobite Rising, it skillfully and sympathetically portrays the political situation of the time. A sequel, titled Catriona , was published in 1893.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781620113745

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.