Kidnapped
Robert Louis Stevenson
Published in 1886, the same year as Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Kidnapped is one of Stevenson's most enduringly popular novels. At its center is a historical event: the murder of Colin Campbell, the 'Red Fox' of Glenure in Scotland. David Balfour, whose father dies leaving him with nothing to live on, goes to live with a cruel and miserly uncle. The uncle attempts to have the boy killed and then has him kidnapped and taken to sea. The ship is wrecked and the novel follows David and and his friend Alan as they journey across the Highlands through numerous dangers including witnessing and becoming suspects in the murder of the Red Fox.
Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on November 13, 1850. Although he was expected to pursue his father's career as an engineer, he became a lawyer. He attended Edinburgh University where he also declared himself agnostic. Robert suffered from tuberculosis and during his trip to France he wrote An Inland Voyage (1879). Luis met Fanny Osbourne, an American, and married her in 1880 in California. During his extensive travels to find favorable climate, he wrote numerous essays, poems and romances. He overcame his illness in the Marquesas Islands in 1888. He died on the island of Samoa on Dec 3, 1894, where he had settled in 1890.
Duration - 6h 35m.
Author - Robert Louis Stevenson.
Narrator - Ralph Cosham.
Published Date - Wednesday, 04 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2001 Robert Luis Stevenson ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
Published in 1886, the same year as Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Kidnapped is one of Stevenson's most enduringly popular novels. At its center is a historical event: the murder of Colin Campbell, the 'Red Fox' of Glenure in Scotland. David Balfour, whose father dies leaving him with nothing to live on, goes to live with a cruel and miserly uncle. The uncle attempts to have the boy killed and then has him kidnapped and taken to sea. The ship is wrecked and the novel follows David and and his friend Alan as they journey across the Highlands through numerous dangers including witnessing and becoming suspects in the murder of the Red Fox. Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on November 13, 1850. Although he was expected to pursue his father's career as an engineer, he became a lawyer. He attended Edinburgh University where he also declared himself agnostic. Robert suffered from tuberculosis and during his trip to France he wrote An Inland Voyage (1879). Luis met Fanny Osbourne, an American, and married her in 1880 in California. During his extensive travels to find favorable climate, he wrote numerous essays, poems and romances. He overcame his illness in the Marquesas Islands in 1888. He died on the island of Samoa on Dec 3, 1894, where he had settled in 1890. Duration - 6h 35m. Author - Robert Louis Stevenson. Narrator - Ralph Cosham. Published Date - Wednesday, 04 January 2023. Copyright - © 2001 Robert Luis Stevenson ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:08
Chapter 1
Duration:00:08:52
Chapter 2
Duration:00:09:55
Chapter 3
Duration:00:13:19
Chapter 4
Duration:00:15:16
Chapter 5
Duration:00:12:05
Chapter 6
Duration:00:09:23
Chapter 7
Duration:00:13:41
Chapter 8
Duration:00:09:38
Chapter 9
Duration:00:16:11
Chapter 10
Duration:00:12:19
Chapter 11
Duration:00:07:48
Chapter 12
Duration:00:15:37
Chapter 13
Duration:00:10:29
Chapter 14
Duration:00:16:58
Chapter 15
Duration:00:14:49
Chapter 16
Duration:00:13:42
Chapter 17
Duration:00:10:16
Chapter 18
Duration:00:14:05
Chapter 19
Duration:00:11:32
Chapter 20
Duration:00:16:29
Chapter 21
Duration:00:13:16
Chapter 22
Duration:00:14:34
Chapter 23
Duration:00:15:39
Chapter 24
Duration:00:19:14
Chapter 25
Duration:00:12:44
Chapter 26
Duration:00:19:31
Chapter 27
Duration:00:15:05
Chapter 28
Duration:00:13:39
Chapter 29
Duration:00:11:59
Chapter 30
Duration:00:06:59
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:10