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KidnappedRobert Louis Stevenson

Kidnapped

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Original author: Robert Louis Stevenson

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"Kidnapped" by Robert Louis Stevenson is a historical fiction adventure novel first published in 1886. Seventeen-year-old David Balfour's life takes a dark turn when his uncle betrays him, leading to his kidnapping and forced voyage to colonial servitude. After a shipwreck reunites him with Alan Breck Stewart, a fugitive Jacobite, the two become unlikely companions fleeing through the dangerous Scottish Highlands. Set against the turbulent backdrop of 18th-century Scotland, their journey intertwines with real historical events, including a notorious murder that threatens both their lives.

Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #421.

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32 Chapters

  1. 1.Preface: To the Biographical Edition1,598 words
  2. 2.Preface: To the Biographical Edition184 words
  3. 3.Chapter I: I Set Off Upon My Journey to the House of Shaws1,699 words
  4. 4.Chapter II: I Come to My Journey’s End1,893 words
  5. 5.Chapter III: I Make Acquaintance of My Uncle2,602 words
  6. 6.Chapter IV: I Run a Great Danger in the House of Shaws2,923 words
  7. 7.Chapter V: I Go to the Queen’s Ferry2,358 words
  8. 8.Chapter VI: What Befell at the Queen’s Ferry1,834 words
  9. 9.Chapter VII: I Go to Sea in the Brig Covenant of Dysart2,662 words
  10. 10.Chapter VIII: The Round-House1,903 words
  11. 11.Chapter IX: The Man with the Belt of Gold3,237 words
  12. 12.Chapter X: The Siege of the Round-House2,496 words
  13. 13.Chapter XI: The Captain Knuckles Under1,544 words
  14. 14.Chapter XII: I Hear of the “red Fox”3,209 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIII: The Loss of the Brig2,094 words
  16. 16.Chapter XIV: The Islet3,483 words
  1. 17.Chapter XV: The Lad with the Silver Button: Through the Isle of Mull2,982 words
  2. 18.Chapter XVI: The Lad with the Silver Button: Across Morven2,733 words
  3. 19.Chapter XVII: The Death of the Red Fox2,073 words
  4. 20.Chapter XVIII: I Talk with Alan in the Wood of Lettermore2,955 words
  5. 21.Chapter XIX: The House of Fear2,346 words
  6. 22.Chapter XX: The Flight in the Heather: the Rocks3,275 words
  7. 23.Chapter XXI: The Flight in the Heather: the Heugh of Corrynakiegh2,692 words
  8. 24.Chapter XXII: The Flight in the Heather: the Moor2,898 words
  9. 25.Chapter XXIII: Cluny’s Cage3,074 words
  10. 26.Chapter XXIV: The Flight in the Heather: the Quarrel3,726 words
  11. 27.Chapter XXV: In Balquhidder2,478 words
  12. 28.Chapter XXVI: End of the Flight: We Pass the Forth3,872 words
  13. 29.Chapter XXVII: I Come to Mr. Rankeillor2,803 words
  14. 30.Chapter XXVIII: I Go in Quest of My Inheritance2,696 words
  15. 31.Chapter XXIX: I Come Into My Kingdom2,320 words
  16. 32.Chapter XXX: Good-Bye1,388 words