A Comprehensive Summary and Analysis of Kidnapped

In the year 1751, young David Balfour sets out from his humble home in the Forest of Ettrick to seek his fortune. His journey begins with a letter, entrusted to him by his late father, addressed to a mysterious "Ebenezer Balfour, Esquire, of Shaws." Armed with little more than this letter, a few coins, and the guidance of his kindly minister, Mr. Campbell, David embarks on a journey that will forever alter the course of his life.