Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson – English | Crime Thriller Novel | Best Classic Adventure Story Book | All-Time Famous Bestseller

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"I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both, and I believe they both get paid in the end, but the fools first."We find ourselves in Bonny old Scotland - circa June 1751 - King George and the red-coats rule this empire. Following on from the Jacobite Revolution; we are introduced to an innocent teenage gentleman known as David Balfour. To initiate the narrative; David and the minister, Mr. Campbell discuss the necessity for a journey that our young hero should take following the untimely death of both his parents. He is entrusted with a letter that was written from his father's very own hand which cannot be opened until it is delivered to a certain individual = his conniving uncle who happens to be, of course; a close family member of Young Balfour. His uncle represents the Scottish House "Shaw" - the destination of the aforementioned is close to Edinburgh and so David treks as a young 18-year-old person would. Maybe even skipping across the glen in bonnie pretty spirits ay lad?Is everyone in fiction who is called Ebeneezer a scumbag? David journeys for a few days across the lowlands of Scotland including Cramond, Colinton until the sight of the Glasgow Road is in his peripheral vision. At this point, he knew he was close to the presented described destination. After these travels to start his (what would turn out to be) journey, he meets his uncle. I will not say too much but upon their meeting, after slight consideration, David realises his uncle is a slimy, sinister snake who has stolen his inheritance. After that Ebeneezer undermines David's intelligence after failing in a notorious plot to kill him - David; only because of his (soon to be but present in this tale) heroic wit - that is already bubbling below the surface - the mean uncle arranges for him to be "K1dnapped"! (Some book title on GR you have to spell wrong or it deletes them and makes reviewers look like a sausage!)This book was so amazing - that if I was to truly analyse it. I would probably write more pages than Mr. Stevenson did.I will not divulge too much into the intricacies of the story but essentially David's mean uncle sells him out - literally. David is a lord by name and paper but Ebeneezer pays pirates money to send David to Carolina to become a slave worker. On his journey on said pirate ship they impale a boat and a gentleman called Alan Breck joins the fray. That is all I will say story wise so don't worry.The journey continues. It is David's voyage away from and journey back to his rightful estate that is the "lions share" of the novel. My father is a Scottish History lecturer - so every time I mentioned a character in this book as I was reading - he would tell me how legitimate they were at being presented by Stevenson in this era as the majority were real characters/ people in this amazingly interesting but dark age. E.g. Alan Breck, James of the Glens, Red Fox, Robin Oig (Rob Roys' Son).If you read this book - your mind will flow in a Scottish accent 100%.As a non-Scottish reader - do you know what these words mean that are prevalent? If I wasn't half Scottish I may have struggled... didnae, auld, dram, ay, keek, lassie, ken, kenned, gliff, whigh etc...Following this colloquial language. It cannot get more Scottish than one amazing scene. Two gents challenge each other for a dual, but instead of deadly combat with pistols and ten steps etc... they settle on a bagpipe showdown!! There is a huge divide between the "hielands" and the lowlands. England analysed Scotland as one country at this stage but all of the Clan's saw many different countries in Scotland. In the highlands - people mostly only speak Gaelic which alienates David in their presence. The closer the south of Scotland you were... the more English you were.. does that play a part perhaps?To me, I would probably give this 3.75 stars. Not as much happens in this as Treasure Island. However; I enjoyed losing myself in the world of my forefathers. I am named after Scottish kings y'know.

A great book to read, though highlands tongue brought the localization effect but fornon british readers these tongues and langauges are difficult to understand so many a times had to skip the conversation, that led to reduced understanding of the context.Overall a good read.

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fifty years ago I had the pleasure of reading an abridged version of this novel ; now I am delighted to read the unabridged version with a nice introduction and copious explanatory notes; of course I had the difficulty of following of the Scottish slang; otherwise a nice and entertaining novelmuralidharan

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Excellent, Enjoyable & Enchanted classic. I Consider it's The Superior Work from the Master story teller.I love R.L.S Way of description of sea adventures. I love the character of the Daredevil Jacobite Alan breck Stewart. Go for it Classic Lovers.

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I love this book. I remember the story from the 1970's TV mini-series, which I loved in my youth. But I rediscovered it recently when I found it on the BBC Sounds Audio Books section where the reader Kenny Blyth was outstanding and brought the adventure alive through his love of the old-Scots language. But the book has even more to offer, as your own imagination creates the dramatic scenes, such as the cruel uncle, the sword fight, the shipwreck, the running for dear life, the lochs, the bonny becks and mountains, and all the interesting characters along the way. This rip roaring adventure is more than just a children's story, for the Scottish dialect and language in Robert Louis Stevenson's hands is beautiful. The bond of brotherhood in adversity between David Balfour and Alan Brek brings a tear to your eyes. Its a really good adventure, and, its based around true events in Scottish/English history, so you learn something too. Give it a ride. You won't be disappointed.

I came to this with very little foreknowledge and left with a desire to learn more about Scottish history. Stiring stuff, with skulduggery, derring-do and characters never to be forgotten. I did feel that the story lagged a little in the middle, with wandering reminiscent of the Jews in the wilderness. However, I was deeply moved with David’s plight when he found himself marooned. I enjoyed reading the Scots accented dialogue which gave it an air of mystery as well as antiquity. A great read.

This is a classic tale about a young man cast adrift to make his way in the world, he is kidnapped and has high adventures before taking his life under control. It is so well performed, was most entertaining. I would recommend this to anyone who likes a tale of intrique, pirates and the Scottish Highlander cause.

The first time I read this jewel I was 14. Since then I've enjoyed it many times. It means that it is a wonderful novel, with unforgettable characters and stories. However, always through Spanish translations. This was my first attempt in its original language, and I've discovered new aspects and delightful details, which I missed before.