RP Classics are premium editions of the original, unabridged classics at affordable prices. Edited for the modern reader, complete with stunning cover art and a special glossary. A must have for anyone wanting a quality edition of the sequel to Stevenson's classic coming-of-age story, Kidnapped. In Kidnapped, after the death of his father, David Balfour sets out to meet his uncle and claim his inheritance. This adventure takes him through the highlands of Scotland where he embarks upon a long journey back from treachery and deceit. In these further adventures, David Balfour continues his friendship with Alan Breck Stewart. His support of the Scottish highlanders' cause leads him to travel abroad to complete his education where he finds romance.

"There are two things that men should never weary of, goodness and humility; we get none too much of them in this rough world among cold, proud people. - Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped Kidnapped (1886) by Robert Louis Stevenson is a coming-of-age novel that recounts the adventures of a teenager named David Balfour during the Jacobite Rebellions in 18th century Scotland. Following his father's death, David reaches out to an uncle, who betrays his nephew and sells him to a slave-trader headed for America. David's rescue from the slave ship by a Jacobite refugee starts David on a series of adventures that ensure his passage into manhood.

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The further adventures of David Balfour in which he continues his friendship with Alan Breck Stewart and support of the Scottish highlanders' cause, travels abroad to complete his education, and finds romance.