Kidnapped (Collins Classics)

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I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both; and I believe they both get paid in the end; but the fools first.

Orphaned as a young teenager, Lowlander David Balfours only relative is his guardian and uncle, Ebenezer. Ill-thought of and disliked by many, its not long before Ebenezer betrays his nephew and David finds himself trapped aboard a ship.

He soon strikes up a friendship with fugitive stranger and Scottish Highlander Alan Breck and becomes embroiled in the fierce Jacobite struggle against English rule. A tale of high-seas adventure, loyalty and fighting, the complex relationship between Alan and David stops Stevensons novel from becoming just a boys adventure novel.

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Poet and novelist ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON (1850-1894) was the author of a number of classic books, including Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Mr. Stevenson was often ill as a child and spent much of his youth confined to his nursery, where he first began to compose stories even before he could read.