Kidnapped (Annotated)

by Robert Louis Stevenson

Overview

Read one of the Robert Louis Stevenson classics.The definitive edition.

• Features an extended biography of the life and experiences of Robert Louis Stevenson
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The story follows young David Balfour, whose parents have recently died. Set on making his own way in the world, he heads towards his uncle's house and finds he is frenzied and paranoid. In addition, the house is in a ruinous estate; and David soon discovers that his father might be older than his uncle, making him the real heir to the estate. This doesn't sit well with his uncle, who still wants to keep the ruinous property, but promises to reveal the truth about his father to David the next morning...

"They were dogs and thieves; they had stolen me from my own country..."

Will David ever find out exactly what happens with his inheritance? What is the mystery that involves his father and uncle? If you want to find out, immerse yourself in this tale!

Kidnapped is a historical fiction novel by Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson. This novel is so well written, carefully crafted, and popular that it attracted praise from many other popular writers such as Jorge Luís Borges, Henry James, and Hilary Mantel.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781649221360
Publisher:	Sastrugi Press LLC
Publication date:	03/27/2021
Series:	Sastrugi Press Classics
Pages:	206
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.47(d)

About the Author

Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850 - 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
A literary celebrity during his lifetime, Stevenson now ranks among the 26 most translated authors in the world. His works have been admired by many other writers, including Jorge Luis Borges, Bertolt Brecht, Marcel Proust, Arthur Conan Doyle, Henry James, Cesare Pavese, Ernest Hemingway, Rudyard Kipling, Jack London, Vladimir Nabokov, J. M. Barrie, and G. K. Chesterton, who said of him that he "seemed to pick the right word up on the point of his pen, like a man playing spillikins."

Date of Birth:

November 13, 1850

Date of Death:

December 3, 1894

Place of Birth:

Edinburgh, Scotland

Place of Death:

Vailima, Samoa

Education:

Edinburgh University, 1875