When young David Balfour's father dies and leaves him in poverty, he tracks down his Uncle Ebenezer to seek his inheritance. But his uncle is a mean, nasty man with a dark family secret. David finds himself in terrible danger when he is kidnapped and taken prisoner on board a ship bound for slaveryβ
Kidnapped: being memoirs of the adventures of David Balfour in the year 1751
β Scribed by Stevenson, Robert Louis
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd;Puffin
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 148 KB
- Edition
- [New] ed. /
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0141931272
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β¦ Synopsis
When young David Balfour's father dies and leaves him in poverty, he tracks down his Uncle Ebenezer to seek his inheritance. But his uncle is a mean, nasty man with a dark family secret. David finds himself in terrible danger when he is kidnapped and taken prisoner on board a ship bound for slavery--he must escape. With the help of daring rebel Alan Breck, David faces a wild adventure as he is hunted across the desolate Scottish moors.
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