Kidnapped: Memoirs of the adventures of David Balfour in the year 1751

Robert Louis Stevenson

After the death of his father, the seventeen-year-old orphan David Balfour discovers the existence of an uncle, and sets off in search of him. His uncle Ebenzer is far from welcoming, however, and David, after barely escaping with his life, finds himself kidnapped and bound for America, where he is to b...