Kidnapped (Diversion Illustrated Classics)
-
- $2.99
Publisher Description
Robert Louis Stevenson’s early work of children’s literature is as thrilling as his other masterpiece, TREASURE ISLAND. Transporting readers to the Scottish Highlands and across the high seas, KIDNAPPED tells the story of David Balfour, a seventeen-year-old boy taken prisoner on the ship the Covenant. His action-packed adventures and exciting escape will captivate readers to the last page.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In 1751, after the untimely deaths of his parents, Scotsman David Balfour, the 17-year-old protagonist and narrator of Stevenson's classic adventure yarn, travels to his father's childhood home to meet with his uncle, Ebenezer. Instead of a warm welcome, Ebenezer pays the captain of a pirate ship to kidnap his nephew and transport him to America. On board, David meets dashing Highlander Alan Breck Stewart, and together they manage to take over the ship, beginning a friendship that continues through several land-based adventures. One of these involves witness (and escaping blame for) a murder. Scottish actor Rintoul does an amazing job of delivering a bouquet of brogues including David's mild-mannered narration, his uncle's croaky, angry snarl, and Alan Stewart's almost musical, supremely confident pronouncements.
