Kidnapped( Series - Penguin Classics )

The archetypal 19th century adventure story set against the aftermath of the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion will soon air on Masterpiece Theater.

Set against the aftermath of the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion, the gripping drama of "Kidnapped"aoriginally published in 1886atakes readers to the danger and intrigue of a Scotland sundered by revolution. The story is told by David Balfour, a young Whig and Lowlander whose odyssey is a microcosm of the struggles besetting his country. Tricked by a miserly uncle, he survives attempted murder, kidnap, and shipwreck, only to escape through the Highlands in the company of Alan Breckaa Jacobite adamantly opposed to Whigs like Balfour. Running for their lives, the two fugitives must rely on each other even as the ancient misunderstandings between them force tensions to the breaking point. A riveting page-turner and work of social commentary, "Kidnapped" is one of Robert Louis Stevensonas greatest works.