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Kidnapped is a historical fiction adventure novel by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. Written as a "boys' novel" and first published in the magazine Young Folks from May to July 1886, the novel has attracted the praise and admiration of writers as diverse as Henry James, Jorge Luis Borges, and Seamus Heaney. A sequel, Catriona, was published in 1893.As historical fiction, it is set around 18th-century Scottish events, notably the "Appin Murder", which occurred near Ballachulish in 1752 in the aftermath of the Jacobite Rising. Many of the characters, and one of the principals, Alan Breck Stewart, were real people. The political situation of the time is portrayed from different viewpoints, and the Scottish Highlanders are treated sympathetically.
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- PublisherEaston Press
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0685595994
- ISBN 13 9780685595992
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages326
- IllustratorMueller Hans Alexander
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Kidnapped: Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751
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ISBN 10: 0685595994
ISBN 13: 9780685595992
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Mueller, Hans Alexander (illustrator). No DJ. No slipcase. Lightly read if read at all. No markings in book. Binding is tight. 237pp. Seller Inventory # mon0000023994
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