Kidnapped
Robert Louis Stevenson (author), Louise Welsh (foreword), Barry Menikoff (author of introduction), Barry Menikoff (editor)
Paperback Published on: 18/09/2006
Price: £7.99
Synopsis
Kidnapped has become a classic of historical romance the world over and is justly famous as a novel of travel and adventure set deep in the Scottish landscape. Stevenson's vivid descriptive powers were never better than in this account of remote places and dangerous action in the Highlands in the years following Culloden.
Introduced by Barry Menikoff, with a preface by Louise Welsh.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Canongate Books
- ISBN: 9781841957593
- Number of pages: 416
- Dimensions: 198 x 132 x 25 mm
- Weight: 294g
- Languages: English
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This is a great adventure story written as the autobiography of David Balfour following the death of his parents and his 'adventures' on and off the Covena... READ MORE
Adventure of it's time
What was a riproaring adventure when it was published may seen a little tame these days but it's still a good book. The writing can be a bit difficult to g... READ MORE