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  1. A short summary of Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of Kidnapped.

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  2. Overview. Kidnapped is an adventure novel by Scottish-born author Robert Louis Stevenson that was first published in 1886. Set in Scotland in the year 1751, it centers on the daring exploits of 17-year-old David Balfour, whose villainous uncle has him kidnapped to steal his inheritance.

  3. Plot Summary. The novel opens in Scotland in 1751. David Balfour is a 17-year-old with limited prospects. After his father dies, David learns that he has an uncle, Ebenezer Balfour, who owns Shaws, an estate near Edinburgh.

  4. Kidnapped Summary. The first person narrator, David Balfour, begins the novel by introducing his journey from his home, Essendean, in 1751. He walks with the minister of Essendean, Mr. Campbell, for some of the way. David feels that with his parents dead, it is the time to move on.

  5. Uncle Ebenezer arranges for David to be kidnapped and sold into slavery on a ship bound for the American colonies. On the ship, David befriends Alan Breck Stewart, a Jacobite soldier on the run. Together, they manage to escape and find themselves entangled in a web of political intrigue and danger.

  6. Nov 21, 2023 · In the novel Kidnapped, 17-year-old penniless orphan David Balfour is kidnapped by Captain Hoseason. The kidnapping is arranged by his uncle Ebenezer Balfour, who wants to...

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  8. Kidnapped is a historical fiction adventure novel by 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 Hilary Mantel. [1]

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