Kidnapped - Robert Louis Stevenson
Public domain
Category: Other
Narrator: David Rintoul
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Spirited, romantic, and full of danger, Kidnapped is Robert Louis Stevensons classic of high adventure. Beloved by generations, it is the saga of David Balfour, a young heir whose greedy uncle connives to do him out of his inherited fortune and plots to have him seized and sold into slavery. But honor, loyalty, and courage are rewarded; the orphan and castaway survives kidnapping and shipwreck, is rescued by a daredevil of a rogue, and makes a thrilling escape to freedom across the wild highlands of Scotland., Kidnapped is a captivating novel set around Scottish events of the 18th century, most notably the Appin murder, the case of a highlander who was wrongly implicated in the shooting of a government official., Acclaimed by Henry James as Robert Louis Stevensons best novel, Kidnapped achieves what Stevenson called the particular crown and triumph of the artistnot simply to convince, but to enchant.
