Robert Louis Stevenson,Alexander McCall Smith: Kidnapped: Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751

Kidnapped: Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751


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When young David Balfour's father dies and leaves him in poverty, he tracks down his Uncle Ebenezer to seek his inheritance. But his uncle is a mean, nasty man with a dark family secret. David finds himself in terrible danger when he is kidnapped and taken prisoner on board a ship bound for slavery - he must escape. With the help of daring rebel Alan Breck, David faces a wild adventure as he is hunted across the desolate Scottish moors. Robert Louis Stevenson's action adventure novel is brilliantly introduced by Alexander McCall Smith.

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Author: Robert Louis Stevenson,Alexander McCall Smith
Number of Pages: 352 pages
Published Date: 06 Aug 2009
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN: 9780141326023
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