Do you know if the summer reading book Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson is a good book?
“If ‘Treasure Island’ is the pirate story par excellence, then ‘Kidnapped’ is the romantic Scots adventure story of all time. Written in 1886, it is set in the turmoil and aftermath of the 1746 Jacobite Scots rebellion against the English at Culloden – events that established much of the national Scots character, which persists to this day. The story follows David Balfour, the canny eighteen year old, who is keen to seek his fortune. He sets out from the lowlands of Scotland to meet his mysterious relative, in search of work and ‘whatere he may find’. His adventures begin at almost at once, and dark family secrets are soon only the starting point for an adventure that is a sort of Scottish Odyssey, with sea voyage, shipwreck, good friends and fights aplenty in the Hieland mountains and valleys. He meets and teams up with the excitable Alan Breck, a fighting man, and a lover of lost causes. The pace is sustained throughout and the narrative wrings the maximum effect from the most basic
Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson. SHORT PLOT/CHAPTER SUMMARY (Synopsis) David Balfour starts relating the story of his adventures from 1751, when he was a youth of sixteen. Shortly after the death of his father, he decides to leave his birthplace in search of fortune. Mr. Campbell, the clergyman of Essendean, gives him a letter from his father, which asks him to go to Edinburgh to meet his uncle. Mr. Ebenezer Balfour is not very happy to see his nephew but allows him to stay with him all the same. Disliking the intrusion into his privacy and afraid of losing his property, he plots to kill David by sending him to the tower of the house on a dark night. When his attempts fail to trap David, he has the boy kidnapped and taken on board the “Covenant” with the help of his friend, Hoseason. More……. http://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/monk… Study Guides: Features: Chapter-By-Chapter Summary and C
