Kidnapped

Marc Notes: A Wildside classic--Cover; The adventures of sixteen-year-old David Balfour, an orphan, who after being kidnapped by his villainous uncle manages to escape and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish highlanders against English rule. Publisher Marketing: If you ever read this tale, you will likely ask yourself more questions than I should care to answer: as for instance how the Appin murder has come to fall in the year 1751, how the Torran rocks have crept so near to Earraid, or why the printed trial is silent as to all that touches David Balfour. These are nuts beyond my ability to crack. But if you tried me on the point of Alan's guilt or innocence, I think I could defend the reading of the text. To this day you will find the tradition of Appin clear in Alan's favor. If you inquire, you may even hear that the descendants of the other man who fired the shot are in the country to this day. But that other man's name, inquire as you please, you shall not hear; for the Highlander values a secret for itself and for the congenial exercise of keeping it I might go on for long to justify one point and own another indefensible; it is more honest to confess at once how little I am touched by the desire of accuracy. evening school-room when the tasks are over and the hour for bed draws near; and honest Alan, who was a grim old fire-eater in his day has in this new avatar no more desperate purpose than to steal some young gentleman's attention from his Ovid, carry him awhile into the Highlands and the last century, and pack him to bed with some engaging images to mingle with his dreams. Review Citations: Booklist 10/01/2007 pg. 55 (EAN 9780887768439, Paperback) School Library Journal 01/01/2008 pg. 151 (EAN 9780887768439, Paperback) Foreword 11/01/2007 pg. 1 (EAN 9780887768439, Paperback) Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2009 pg. 404 (EAN 9780887768439, Paperback) School Library Journal 11/01/2007 pg. 157 (EAN 9780764134944, Paperback) Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2008 pg. 66 (EAN 9780764134944, Paperback) Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2008 pg. 64 (EAN 9780764134944, Paperback) Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2009 pg. 409 (EAN 9780764134944, Paperback) Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 576 (EAN 9780764134944, Paperback) School Library Journal 11/01/2007 pg. 157 (EAN 9780764159800, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2008 pg. 66 (EAN 9780764159800, Hardcover) Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2008 pg. 64 (EAN 9780764159800, Hardcover) Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2009 pg. 409 (EAN 9780764159800, Hardcover) Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 576 (EAN 9780764159800, Hardcover) Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2009 pg. 1015 (EAN 9780531169902, Library Binding) Ingram Advance 09/01/2005 pg. 66 (EAN 9780143039402, Paperback) Booklist 08/01/2004 pg. 1948 (EAN 9780689865428, Hardcover) School Library Journal 01/01/2005 pg. 137 (EAN 9780689865428, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2005 pg. 84 (EAN 9780689865428, Hardcover) School Library Journal 02/01/2000 (EAN 9780001047860, Analog Audio Cassette) School Library Journal 05/01/2014 pg. 122 (EAN 9781905087112, Paperback) School Library Journal 09/01/2011 pg. 188 (EAN 9789380028521, Paperback) School Library Journal 07/01/2010 pg. 46 (EAN 9781400145836, Compact Disc) Contributor Bio:  Stevenson, Robert Louis Robert Louis (Balfour) Stevenson was a prolific Scottish poet and novelist in the 19th century. He was admired by many other authors, and his work includes The Black Arrow, Kidnapped, and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. He died in 1894.