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David BalfourRobert Louis Stevenson

David Balfour

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Original author: Robert Louis Stevenson

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"David Balfour" by Robert Louis Stevenson is a novel published in 1893 as a sequel to "Kidnapped." The story follows young David Balfour as he struggles to secure justice for a wrongly accused man, only to be imprisoned on the Bass Rock until the trial concludes. He falls in love with Catriona Drummond, whose father proves unreliable and treacherous. Together with his friend Alan Breck, David must navigate political intrigue, romantic misunderstandings, and betrayal across Scotland, Holland, and France before finding his way home.

David Balfour, by Robert Louis Stevenson. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #14133.

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32 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter518 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: A Beggar on Horseback3,165 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: The Highland Writer2,921 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: I Go to Pilrig2,587 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: Lord Advocate Prestongrange3,717 words
  6. 6.Chapter V: In the Advocate's House2,463 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI: Umquile the Master of Lovat2,404 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII: I Make a Fault in Honor4,096 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII: The Bravo3,053 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX: The Heather on Fire2,561 words
  11. 11.Chapter X: The Red-Headed Man3,304 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI: The Wood by Silvermills2,415 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII: On the March Again with Alan2,947 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIII: Gillane Sands3,313 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIV: The Bass3,004 words
  16. 16.Chapter XV: Black Andie's Tale of Tod Lapraik4,053 words
  1. 17.Chapter XVI: The Missing Witness3,323 words
  2. 18.Chapter XVII: The Memorial4,266 words
  3. 19.Chapter XVIII: The Tee'd Ball3,334 words
  4. 20.Chapter XIX: I Am Much in the Hands of the Ladies3,385 words
  5. 21.Chapter XX: I Continue to Move in Good Society3,692 words
  6. 22.Chapter XXI: The Voyage Into Holland4,089 words
  7. 23.Chapter XXII: Helvoetsluys2,890 words
  8. 24.Chapter XXIII: Travels in Holland3,754 words
  9. 25.Chapter XXIV: Full Story of a Copy of Heineccius4,154 words
  10. 26.Chapter XXV: The Return of James More2,064 words
  11. 27.Chapter XXVI: The Threesome3,143 words
  12. 28.Chapter XXVII: A Twosome2,369 words
  13. 29.Chapter XXVIII: In Which I Am Left Alone3,371 words
  14. 30.Chapter XXIX: We Meet in Dunkirk2,639 words
  15. 31.Chapter XXX: The Letter From the Ship4,835 words
  16. 32.Conclusion1,314 words