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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kidnapped canonical | 10 |
| kidnapping of David Balfour | 1 |
Statements (48)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
kidnapping of David Balfour