Kidnapped

Kidnapped

Paperback (15 Dec 2012)

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Publisher's Synopsis

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. Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850 - 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. A literary celebrity during his lifetime, Stevenson now ranks among the 26 most translated authors in the world. His works have been admired by many other writers, including Jorge Luis Borges, Ernest Hemingway, Rudyard Kipling, and J. M. Barrie.

Book information

ISBN: 9781481264020
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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DEWEY: FIC
Language: English
Number of pages: 286
Weight: 386g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 15mm