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Kidnapped

By: Robert Louis Stevenson
Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
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 In this spirited and romantic saga, a young heir named David Balfour meets his miserly uncle Ebenezer, who has illegally taken control of the Balfour estate. Ebenezer kidnaps David and plots to have him seized and sold into slavery on a ship to the Carolinas. A couple of days into the voyage, a shipwreck throws David together with David Break, a Scotsman returning from political exile in France, and the two of them journey together. They are witnesses to the murder of Colin Campbell, the "Rio Fox" of Glenure, and suspicion falls on them. What follows is a perilous journey across the Highlands. Kidnapped is a classic of high adventure.(P)1989 Blackstone Audiobooks Classics Literature & Fiction Feel-Good Fiction Teen Fiction

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I really loved this book. there are some small issues with the accents but it disnae dae well tae speak ill ae the deid

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Llists many reminders of some famous Old locactions Still exusting and able to be visited .

A Very Enjoyable Scotish Historcal Novel

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Really enjoyed this. It took me back to many enjoyable days in the Highlands and Islands.

Fantastic heilan story of derring-do!

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A rapid romp through the disasters that befall David Balfour, a character who it is very easy to like and engage with. He has just enough courage but fear to seem realistic. I would have preferred a narrator who is actually Scottish - on occasion he became posh home counties, at others Irish. The ending is not 100% satisfactory so you may like to also download Catriona, the follow up to Kidnapped to hear the continuation of David Balfour's life. One down side - a more detailed knowledge of Scottish history from this period would have made the story make more sense! But I muddled through.

A history lesson

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Oh thank god for the narrator

He was brilliant

I’ve heard so many poor narrators since I started audiobooks

And this is a cracking adventure too

Outstanding performance

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