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The main character and narrator is 17-year-old David Balfour. [a] His parents have recently died, and he is out to make his way in the world. He is given a letter by a family friend, a minister of Essendean named Mr. Campbell, to be delivered to his family's ancestral estate, the House of Shaws in Cramond.
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- 1886
Catriona (also known as David Balfour) is an 1893 novel written by Robert Louis Stevenson as a sequel to his earlier novel Kidnapped (1886). It was first published in the magazine Atalanta from December 1892 to September 1893. [1]
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- 1893
David Balfour, fictional character, hero of two novels by Robert Louis Stevenson: Kidnapped (1886) and Catriona (1893; also published as David Balfour), both set in Scotland in the middle.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The basic plot of Kidnapped follows David's growth from a naïve young boy to a heroic, experienced man. Through his association with Alan Breck, David learns much about the "real world," living in difficult conditions, and justice.
Young David Balfour begins and ends his harrowing adventure with evil Uncle Ebenezer (the old rat) with many mishaps in between. After being nearly murdered, then kidnapped and shipwrecked, Davie uses honesty and intelligence to his advantage while hoping to seek justice in the end.
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The tale was to be of a boy, David Balfour, supposed to belong to my husband’s own family, who should travel in Scotland as though it were a foreign country, meeting with various adventures and misadventures by the way.
David Balfour (also known as Catriona) is a sequel to the great classic Kidnapped though not as good, it still delivers excitement . Young David after many adventures arrives finally in Edinburgh, Scotland to receive his fortune, he hopes.
