Kidnapped Hardcover - 2004
by Robert Louis Stevenson; N. C. Wyeth (Illustrator); Abridged by Timothy Meis
About this book
Considered one of Robert Louis Stevensn's best works, Kidnapped is a historical fiction adventure novel, first published in Young Folks magazine from May to July 1886. The novel is considered a companion to Stevenson's Treasure Island. A Sequel, Catriona, was published in 1893.
The full title of the book is Kidnapped: Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751: How he was Kidnapped and Cast away; his Sufferings in a Desert Isle; his Journey in the Wild Highlands; his acquaintance with Alan Breck Stewart and other notorious Highland Jacobites; with all that he Suffered at the hands of his Uncle, Ebenezer Balfour of Shaws, falsely so-called: Written by Himself and now set forth by Robert Louis Stevenson.
The story is set around real 18th-century Scottish events, notably the "Appin murder", which occurred in the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745. Many of the characters are real people, including one of the principals, Alan Breck Stewart.
Robert Louis Stevenson is the author of Kidnapped and The Children's Garden of Verses as well as the adult book, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. During his short life Stevenson travelled the world from the South Pacific to the USA, Europe to Australia. He died at the age of 44 years old on a small Samoan island in the Pacific. -
Summary
All this changes after the death of his parents. He suddenly learns that he, David Balfour, is a man of wealth and standing, and that he is not destined for a simple life after all. All he needs to do to assume this new station in life is to travel to the town of Cramond, Scotland, to collect his inheritance from his father's younger brother, an uncle he had not even known existed. But David soon discovers that this is not as simple as it sounds, as he struggles to survive and outwit his treacherous uncle in this classic adventure story.
Original oil paintings by N. C. Wyeth capture the vitality of Robert Louis Stevenson's timeless tale of fortune, camaraderie, betrayal, and independence.
First Edition Identification
London: Cassell & Company, Limited, 1886. First edition, first issue with "business" on p. 40, line 11, all additional required points, and the ads dated 5.G. 4.86 and 5.B. 4.86. Folding map printed in colours. 8vo, publisher’s original red cloth, the covers ruled in blind, the spine lettered in gilt. viii, 311, [17] ads pp.-
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- Title Kidnapped
- Author Robert Louis Stevenson; N. C. Wyeth (Illustrator); Abridged by Timothy Meis
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 64
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Atheneum Books for Young Readers, New York
- Date 2004-11-01
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Maps
- ISBN 9780689865428 / 0689865422
- Weight 1.37 lbs (0.62 kg)
- Dimensions 11.64 x 10.08 x 0.47 in (29.57 x 25.60 x 1.19 cm)
- Ages 08 to 12 years
- Grade levels 3 - 7
- Reading level 630
- Library of Congress subjects Adventure and adventurers, Scotland - History - 18th century
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003016812
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Media reviews
Citations
- Booklist, 08/01/2004, Page 1948
- Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2005, Page 84
- School Library Journal, 01/01/2005, Page 137
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