In "Kidnapped" (1886) and later fiction such as "The Master of Ballantrae" (1888), Stevenson examined some of the extreme and contrary currents of Scotland's past, often projecting a dualism of both personality and belief. This dualism is most famous in "Kidnapped", whose two central characters are David Balfour, a Lowland Whig, and Alan Breck Stewart, a Highland Jacobite. The novel revolves around their friendship and their differences, suggesting a metaphor for Scotland itself.
Stevenson wrote the sequel "Catriona" with the title David Balfour, but during serialisation in England the public became confused, thinking it might be a reprint of "Kidnapped". At publisher Cassell's request, the title was changed to "Catriona", after Balfour's daughter.
| ISBN: | 9781846970337 |
| Publication date: | 4th September 2007 |
| Author: | Robert Louis Stevenson |
| Publisher: | Polygon an imprint of Birlinn Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 496 pages |
| Primary Genre | Classic fiction: general and literary |
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In "Kidnapped" (1886) and later fiction such as "The Master of Ballantrae" (1888), Stevenson examined some of the extreme and contrary currents of Scotland's past, often projecting a dualism of both personality and belief. This dualism is most famous in "Kidnapped", whose two central characters are David Balfour, a Lowland Whig, and Alan Breck Stewart, a Highland Jacobite.
Kidnapped features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary, Action Adventure, Young Adult Fiction, General Fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational
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Kidnapped was written by Robert Louis Stevenson and published by Polygon an imprint of Birlinn Ltd
Kidnapped has 496 pages
