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Kidnapped is a 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. The novel has attracted the praise and admiration of writers as diverse as Henry James, Jorge Luis Borges, and Hilary Mantel. [1]
Tricked by the uncle who has stolen his inheritance, young David Balfour is kidnapped and bound for America. Or at least that was the plan, until the ship runs into trouble and David is rescued by Alan Breck Stewart, fugitive Jacobite and, by his own admission, a ‘bonny fighter’.
13 de oct. de 2018 · The recently orphaned David leaves rural Essendean to seek his fortune with his relatives, the Balfours of the House of Shaws. He meets his uncle Ebenezer and immediately suspects the shifty and miserly man of trying to avoid giving David his due inheritance.
1 de ene. de 1982 · Kidnapped (Bantam Classics) Mass Market Paperback – January 1, 1982. Acclaimed by Henry James as Robert Louis Stevenson's best novel, Kidnapped achieves what Stevenson called, "the particular crown and triumph of the artist...not simply to convince, but to enchant."
4 de nov. de 2022 · We’re fighting to restore access to 500,000+ books in court this week. Join us! A line drawing of the Internet Archive headquarters building façade. An illustration of a ... Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson. Publication date 1886 Collection internetarchivebooks Contributor Internet Archive Language English. Notes. tight binding ...
Secuestrado, o Raptado, (título original: Kidnapped) es una novela histórica de aventuras escrita por el escocés Robert Louis Stevenson, prepublicada en la revista Young Folks entre mayo y julio de 1886 y editada en formato de libro el mismo año.
It is a story for children and adults who refuse to accept that hope is a thing to outgrow. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this new edition of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Kidnapped is a classic of English literature reimagined for modern readers.
