# Kidnapped

**Author:** Robert Stevenson
**Tags:** Historical fiction, Adventure and adventurers, Scotland, Kidnapping
**Price:** Free
**Formats:** DOCX, EPUB, FB2, PDF, TXT
**Downloads:** 41
**Added:** 10.07.2026
**URL:** https://samolit.com/books/96009

## Description

Eighteenth-century Scotland sets the stage for this thrilling historical adventure. Orphaned David Balfour, a young man of seventeen, embarks on a journey to claim his rightful inheritance from his avaricious uncle, Ebenezer. But a wicked plot unfolds, and David is betrayed, kidnapped, and forced aboard a ship bound for the American colonies and a life of slavery. A twist of fate and a dramatic shipwreck leave him stranded, thrusting him into the perilous Scottish Highlands. Here, he forms an unlikely alliance with the charismatic and daring Jacobite rebel, Alan Breck Stewart. Hunted by the king’s men and navigating a landscape rife with danger and political unrest in the aftermath of the Jacobite rising, David and Alan forge a deep friendship. Their perilous odyssey tests their courage and loyalty as they seek justice, unravel family secrets, and fight for David’s legacy against formidable odds. It is a captivating tale of escape, survival, and a young man's coming-of-age amid rebellion and betrayal.