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#Kidnapped-novel

Kidnapped is a historical fiction adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, written as a "boys' novel" and first published in the magazine Young Folks from May to July 1886. The novel has attracted the praise and admiration of Read More..

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Description	Kidnapped is a historical fiction adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, written as a "boys' novel" and first published in the magazine Young Folks from May to July 1886. The novel has attracted the praise and admiration of writers as diverse as Henry James, Jorge Luis Borges and Hilary Mantel. A sequel, Catriona, was published in 1893.The novel is set around 18th-century Scottish events, notably the "Appin Murder", which occurred near Ballachulish in 1752 in the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745.Stevenson changed the date of the Appin murder from May 1752 to June 1751. Many of the characters were real people, including one of the principals, Alan Breck Stewart. The political situation of the time is portrayed from different viewpoints, and the Scottish Highlanders are treated sympathetically.
Description	Kidnapped is a historical fiction adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, written as a "boys' novel" and first published in the magazine Young Folks from May to July 1886. The novel has attracted the praise and admiration of writers as diverse as Henry James, Jorge Luis Borges and Hilary Mantel. A sequel, Catriona, was published in 1893.The novel is set around 18th-century Scottish events, notably the "Appin Murder", which occurred near Ballachulish in 1752 in the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745.Stevenson changed the date of the Appin murder from May 1752 to June 1751. Many of the characters were real people, including one of the principals, Alan Breck Stewart. The political situation of the time is portrayed from different viewpoints, and the Scottish Highlanders are treated sympathetically.

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Name	Kidnapped
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Authors	Robert Louis Stevenson
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Genre	Adventure novelHistorical novel
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Language	English, Lowland Scots
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Country	United Kingdom
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Pages	136
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Media_type	Print (Hardback)
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Isbn	0-486-41026-9
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Oclc	43167976
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Publisher	Cassell and Company Ltd
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