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8 de may. de 2024 · Classic adventure novel, set in the year 1751, centers around David Balfour, a young Scotsman orphaned by the death of his father. Betrayed by his uncle, the young hero is shanghaied and headed for bondage in the New World, until a swashbuckling highlander comes to his rescue. Stirring, suspenseful; considered by Stevenson his best ...
27 de abr. de 2024 · Kidnapped" is hailed as Robert Louis Stevenson's best novel and is praised for its ability to enchant readers. This edition may have a different product description.
14 de may. de 2024 · The highly anticipated new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Clockmaker’s Daughter, a sweeping novel that begins with a shocking crime, the effects of which echo across continents and generations ...
29 de abr. de 2024 · I had also made some assumptions about the book “Kidnapped” by Robert Louis Stevenson. I thought it involved pirates, the Carribbean or the Americas, long sea voyages and undiscovered places. Instead the story never left the country, was about Jaccobites and hiding from the law while walking across Scotland.
6 de may. de 2024 · Robert Louis Stevenson's classic, swashbuckling novel about a young boy who is forced to go to sea and who is then caught up in high drama, daring adventure and political intrigue. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers.
4 de may. de 2024 · See details. 1935 Rare Book. Kidnapped By Robert Louis Stevenson. Dust Cover Present, with Small Rips & Wear. Hardback in Very Good Condition. No Missing Pages or Marks Other Than a Name Written inside The First Few pages on 2 Separate Pages. Yellowing present from age & Use.
8 de may. de 2024 · Set in the aftermath of the 1745 rebellion, Kidnapped transforms the Romantic historical novel into the modern thriller. Its heart-stopping scenes of cross-country pursuit, distilled to a pure intensity in Stevenson's prose, have become a staple of adventure stories from John Buchan to Alfred Hitchcock and Ian Fleming.
