Name: Kidnapped (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) (in English)
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Author: Stevenson, Robert Louis
ISBN: 9781774766521

portada Kidnapped (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) (in English)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Robert Louis Stevenson

Publisher

Royal Classics

Language

English

Pages

196

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

22.9 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm

Weight

0.46 kg.

ISBN13

9781774766521

Synopsis "Kidnapped (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) (in English)"

After the death of his parents, 17-year-old David Balfour sets out to make his way in the world. Arriving at his family estate, David is confronted by his uncle Ebenezer, who is jealous of his nephew's inheritance. Ebenezer leads David to a visiting ship, where he is struck, bound, and kidnapped. This leads David on a journey that includes being stuck on a desert island, an attempted stabbing, and being accused of murder, while trying to regain his family fortune.Kidnapped is set around real 18th-century Scottish events, notably the "Appin murder", which occurred in the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745. Many of the characters are real people, including one of the principals, Alan Breck Stewart. The political situation of the time is portrayed from multiple viewpoints, and the Scottish Highlanders are treated sympathetically. The novel raises various moral issues, such as the nature of justice and the fact that friends may have different political viewpoints.This case laminate collector's edition includes a Victorian inspired dust-jacket.

Robert Louis Stevenson

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(Edimburgo, 1850 - Samoa, 1894) Novelista, cuentista, poeta y ensayista británico. Ingresó en la Universidad de Edimburgo cuando tenía dieciséis años para poder seguir los pasos de su padre y convertirse en ingeniero de faros, de lo cual desistiría. Sus estudios de náutica, le permitieron entrar en contacto con las gentes y costumbres marineras, ingredientes fundamentales en algunas de sus obras más conocidas. Su famosa obra, La Isla del tesoro, la publicó bajo el seudónimo de Captain George North en 1881. En 1886, llegaría El extraño caso del Dr. Jekyll y Mr. Hyde, uno de los grandes clásicos de la literatura. Murió en la Isla de Samoa, en su casa, Vailima.

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