Kidnapped

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Kidnapped is a classic 1886 adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson that follows young David Balfour through political intrigue and perilous journeys in 18th-century Scotland.

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Kidnapped canonical 10
kidnapping of David Balfour 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf adventure novel
historical novel
novel
adaptedAs comic
film
radio drama
television series
author Robert Louis Stevenson
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
featuresCharacter Colin Roy Campbell of Glenure
Ebenezer Balfour
Hoseason
firstPublishedIn Young Folks magazine
followedBy Catriona
genre adventure fiction
historical fiction
hasCharacterType Highland clansman
Jacobite soldier
Scots
surface form: Lowland Scot
hasLiterarySignificance considered a classic of adventure literature
widely read in English-speaking countries
literaryPeriod Victorian literature
mainCharacter Alan Breck Stewart
David Balfour
narrativePerspective first-person narration
narratorCharacter David Balfour
originalLanguage English
originalPublicationForm serial
placeOfPublication London, England
surface form: London
plotElement flight across the Scottish Highlands
Kidnapped self-linksurface differs
surface form: kidnapping of David Balfour

political intrigue involving the Jacobites
sea voyage on the brig Covenant
shipwreck off the coast of Scotland
protagonist David Balfour
publicationDate 1886
publisher Cassell
surface form: Cassell & Company
sequel Catriona
setInPeriod 18th-century Scotland
settingLocation Edinburgh
Scotland
Scottish Highlands
surface form: the Scottish Highlands
targetAudience general readership
young adults
theme coming of age
identity
justice
loyalty

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Robert Louis Stevenson authorOf Kidnapped
Dana Delany notableWork Kidnapped
Freddie Bartholomew notableWork Kidnapped
Kidnapped plotElement Kidnapped self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: kidnapping of David Balfour
Catriona follows Kidnapped
Catriona isSequelTo Kidnapped
Catriona relatedWork Kidnapped
James MacArthur notableWork Kidnapped