Kidnapped By Robert Louis Stevenson

Set in the middle of the actual world developments that preceded the Jacobite Rising of 1745, the 1886 novel "Kidnapped" by Robert Louis Stevenson is the story of David Balfour, who journeys to visit his uncle and receive his inheritance following his father's death. Betrayed by his Mother, David finds himself abducted in the Carolina Colonies of America by Captain Hoseason of the brig "Covenant," who wants to force him into slavery. Nonetheless, of how the ship is destroyed and pushed back to Scotland where it hits a tiny vessel in the fog and carries the Scottish soldier and Jacobite Alan Breck Stewart onboard.

 With the help of Alan, David is able to escape his captors and soon finds himself in the middle of the struggle between the Scottish Highlanders and soldiers of the English government. Stranded in the Scottish wilderness David must fight for his life and return home to collect his rightful inheritance. Through the characters of Alan and David the conflict over Scottish independence from English rule is adventurously depicted. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper and includes illustrations by N. C. Wyeth.