Kidnapped (Enhanced Version‪)‬

David Balfour discovers that his uncle is not the oldest son but that his father was actually the eldest and that he then is the rightful heir of his father’s estate. His uncle is miserly and deceitful and after failing to have David fall of an unfinished staircase he then arranges to have him kidnapped. David has a long and treacherous voyage on the boat he was taken by.  After crashing upon an island, he survives and ultimately makes his way back to his uncle’s house. David and his uncle’s lawyer trick the uncle into confessing he had David kidnapped and David manages to receive income from his father’s estate. 



This classic novel has been abridged and adapted into 10 exceptionally well illustrated chapters and enhanced with complete word-for-word audio narration and back ground musical composition thereby creating a listen-read-along novel. This format is ideal for remedial reading, bilingual education - people learning English as a second language (ESL),  English Language Learners (ELL), people of any age intending to improve reading skills and students for whom the original version would be too long or difficult. This book is high-interest, low-readability and has carefully paced audio for use as an audio-visual read-along comprehension improvement tool. Readers of this version will improve fluency, vocabulary, comprehension and listening skills. Controlled Reading Level C (3.0-4.0). Enjoyable for anyone age 7 or above.



Historical Background, By the year 1751, Scotland had become one with England. Some of the people from the highlands of Scotland were unhappy. They wanted their own Stuart line of kings to rule, so they fought against England. The Highlanders were punished by the English King. The way of life of the Highland people: their clan ownership of lands, their dress, and even their bagpipe music, was being taken away by law. Scotland could not stand together against what was really ruled by England. The Lowland people of Scotland did not feel the same as the Highlanders. And there was fighting among the clans. The Highlanders and the family of the Stuart kings did not win. This is only a small part of history behind the setting of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic Kidnapped. It is also interesting to note that the last name of the young man in the book, Balfour, was Stevenson’s mother’s family name.