Kidnapped

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Kidnapped

by Robert Louis Stevenson

Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson is a thrilling historical adventure novel set in Scotland during the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745. The story follows David Balfour, a young orphan whose inheritance is stolen by his…

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Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson is a thrilling historical adventure novel set in Scotland during the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745. The story follows David Balfour, a young orphan whose inheritance is stolen by his treacherous uncle, Ebenezer Balfour. After being kidnapped and taken aboard a ship, David becomes caught up in political intrigue and dangerous adventures across the Scottish Highlands. Along the way, he forms an unlikely friendship with the charismatic and rebellious Alan Breck Stewart. Combining action, suspense, historical detail, and vivid characters, the novel explores courage, loyalty, justice, and the struggle for freedom.

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Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson is a thrilling historical adventure novel set in Scotland during the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745. The story follows David Balfour, a young orphan whose inheritance is stolen by his treacherous uncle, Ebenezer Balfour. After being kidnapped and taken aboard a ship, David becomes caught up in political intrigue and dangerous adventures across the Scottish Highlands. Along the way, he forms an unlikely friendship with the charismatic and rebellious Alan Breck Stewart. Combining action, suspense, historical detail, and vivid characters, the novel explores courage, loyalty, justice, and the struggle for freedom.

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Published
10 September 2026
Format
Book
Extent
30 chapters
Language
EN
Chapters
30
Language
English
On Lithril
September 2026

Chapters

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  • 011. I SET OFF UPON MY JOURNEY TO THE HOUSE OF SHAWSRead
  • 022. I COME TO MY JOURNEY’S ENDRead
  • 033. I MAKE ACQUAINTANCE OF MY UNCLERead
  • 044. I RUN A GREAT DANGER IN THE HOUSE OF SHAWSRead
  • 055. I GO TO THE QUEEN’S FERRYRead
  • 066. WHAT BEFELL AT THE QUEEN’S FERRYRead
  • 077. I GO TO SEA IN THE BRIG _COVENANT_ OF DYSARTRead
  • 088. THE ROUND-HOUSERead
  • 099. THE MAN WITH THE BELT OF GOLDRead
  • 1010. THE SIEGE OF THE ROUND-HOUSERead
  • 1111. THE CAPTAIN KNUCKLES UNDERRead
  • 1212. I HEAR OF THE “RED FOX”Read
  • 1313. THE LOSS OF THE BRIGRead
  • 1414. THE ISLETRead
  • 1515. THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: THROUGH THE ISLE OF MULLRead
  • 1616. THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: ACROSS MORVENRead
  • 1717. THE DEATH OF THE RED FOXRead
  • 1818. I TALK WITH ALAN IN THE WOOD OF LETTERMORERead
  • 1919. THE HOUSE OF FEARRead
  • 2020. THE FLIGHT IN THE HEATHER: THE ROCKSRead
  • 2121. THE FLIGHT IN THE HEATHER: THE HEUGH OF CORRYNAKIEGHRead
  • 2222. THE FLIGHT IN THE HEATHER: THE MOORRead
  • 2323. CLUNY’S CAGERead
  • 2424. THE FLIGHT IN THE HEATHER: THE QUARRELRead
  • 2525. IN BALQUHIDDERRead
  • 2626. END OF THE FLIGHT: WE PASS THE FORTHRead
  • 2727. I COME TO MR. RANKEILLORRead
  • 2828. I GO IN QUEST OF MY INHERITANCERead
  • 2929. I COME INTO MY KINGDOMRead
  • 3030. GOOD-BYERead

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