Kidnapped (Warbler Classics Illustrated Annotated Edition)

by Robert Louis Stevenson, William Hole (Illustrator)

Overview

A spirited tale of high adventure, Kidnapped has charmed and delighted generations of readers ever since its publication more than a hundred years ago. Seventeen-year-old David Balfour is plunged into danger when his uncle contrives to cheat him out of his inheritance. His harrowing ordeal finds him in the company of renegades and rebels and takes him from tempestuous seas to the Scottish highlands.

This handsome, meticulously produced Warbler Classics edition includes all seventeen William Hole illustrations from the 1886 first edition of the book, along with annotations throughout and an extensive biographical timeline.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781957240558
Publisher:	Warbler Classics
Publication date:	05/20/2022
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.44(d)

About the Author

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet, and travel writer best known for such works as Treasure Island, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and Kidnapped.

Date of Birth:

November 13, 1850

Date of Death:

December 3, 1894

Place of Birth:

Edinburgh, Scotland

Place of Death:

Vailima, Samoa

Education:

Edinburgh University, 1875