Inspired by real events, Kidnapped is a swashbuckling adventure of
bizarre encounters, political assassination and wild carousings with
Robert Louis Stevenson's unique counterpoint of low morals and high
comedy threaded throughout.
Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning,
clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon
markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any
book lover. This edition is introduced by Louise Welsh and features
black and white illustrations.
Headstrong David Balfour, orphaned at seventeen, sets out from the
Scottish lowlands to seek his fortune in Edinburgh and finds himself
abducted on the orders of his wealthy Uncle Ebenezer. He's carried away
to sea to be sold into slavery in the Carolinas, where he secures a
timely alliance with Jacobite adventurer Alan Breck, and together they
make an epic escape across the western Highlands.