A spirited tale of high adventure, Kidnapped has charmed and delighted generations of readers ever since its publication more than a hundred years ago. Seventeen-year-old David Balfour is plunged into danger when his uncle contrives to cheat him out of his inheritance. His harrowing ordeal finds him in the company of renegades and rebels and takes him from tempestuous seas to the Scottish highlands.<p><p>
This handsome, meticulously produced Warbler Classics edition includes all seventeen William Hole illustrations from the 1886 first edition of the book, along with annotations throughout and an extensive biographical timeline.
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Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet, and travel writer best known for such works as Treasure Island, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and Kidnapped.