Kidnapped

Robert Louis Stevenson

Courier Corporation, May 24, 2000 - Juvenile Fiction - 230 pages

Classic adventure novel, set in the year 1751, centers around David Balfour, a young Scotsman orphaned by the death of his father. Betrayed by his uncle, the young hero is shanghaied and headed for bondage in the New World, until a swashbuckling highlander comes to his rescue. Stirring, suspenseful; considered by Stevenson his best fiction.

About the author

Novelist, poet, and travel writer, Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) wrote captivating tales for readers of all ages, including Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Kidnapped; Dover Children's Evergreen Classics Series; Dover Evergreen Classics; Dover juvenile classics
• Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Courier Corporation, 2000
• ISBN: 0486410269, 9780486410265
• Length: 230 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General; Juvenile Fiction / Classics