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Kidnapped
Chapitres (31)
- Dedication 0:00
- I: I Set Off Upon My Journey to the House of Shaws 3:06
- II: I Come to My Journey’s End 14:01
- III: I Make Acquaintance of My Uncle 26:05
- IV: I Run a Great Danger in the House of Shaws 42:43
- V: I Go to the Queen’s Ferry 1:01:30
- VI: What Befell at the Queen’s Ferry 1:16:53
- VII: I Go to Sea in the Brig Covenant of Dysart 1:28:41
- VIII: The Roundhouse 1:45:39
- IX: The Man with the Belt of Gold 1:57:13
- X: The Siege of the Roundhouse 2:17:09
- XI: The Captain Knuckles Under 2:32:06
- XII: I Hear of the “Red Fox” 2:41:54
- XIII: The Loss of the Brig 3:01:57
- XIV: The Islet 3:14:55
- XV: The Lad with the Silver Button: Through the Isle of Mull 3:36:08
- XVI: The Lad with the Silver Button: Across Morven 3:54:02
- XVII: The Death of the Red Fox 4:11:16
- XVIII: I Talk with Alan in the Wood of Lettermore 4:24:10
- XIX: The House of Fear 4:42:47
- XX: The Flight in the Heather: The Rocks 4:57:49
- XXI: The Flight in the Heather: The Heugh of Corrynakiegh 5:18:08
- XXII: The Flight in the Heather: The Moor 5:34:36
- XXIII: Cluny’s Cage 5:52:54
- XXIV: The Flight in the Heather: The Quarrel 6:12:00
- XXV: In Balquhidder 6:36:20
- XXVI: End of the Flight: We Pass the Forth 6:51:47
- XXVII: I Come to Mr. Rankeillor 7:16:23
- XXVIII: I Go in Quest of My Inheritance 7:34:17
- XXIX: I Come Into My Kingdom 7:50:58
- XXX: Goodbye 8:06:19
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Written in 1886, Kidnapped is an adventure novel set in Scotland in the mid-1700s, not long after the Jacobite rebellion in the Highlands which had attempted to set Bonnie Prince Charlie on the throne. This rebellion was put down brutally and afterwards the Government imposed strict controls on Highlanders, outlawing many clan leaders.
The protagonist of Stevenson’s novel is young David Balfour, who is in his late teens. David sets off from his hometown after the death of both of his parents to seek out his sole remaining relative, his uncle Ebenezer. Expecting to be welcomed, he is shocked by the hostile reception he is given by the old man, who is a hermit much despised by his neighbours. Ebenezer tricks young David and arranges for him to be kidnapped and taken to be sold into slavery. A series of unexpected events occur, however, and David finds himself at large in the Highlands, seeking the help of the outlaw Alan Breck Stewart, who entangles him in further complications.
Kidnapped is one of Stevenson’s most popular novels for young people, and has been adapted several times for movies and television.