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Nov 03, 2009 | ISBN 9780451531438 Buy
Nov 03, 2009 | ISBN 9781101151365 Buy
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Nov 03, 2009 | ISBN 9780451531438
Nov 03, 2009 | ISBN 9781101151365
Robert Louis Stevenson’s glorious passport to romance and high adventure. Here is the story of young David Balfour, whose miserly uncle cheats him out of his inheritance and schemes to have him kidnapped, shanghaied, and sold into slavery. But justice triumphs—after a spirited odyssey that includes a shipwreck, a hazardous journey across Scotland with a daredevil companion, intrigues, narrow escapes, and desperate fighting. Rich in action and characterization, this exhilarating novel was considered by Stevenson to be his finest work of fiction. With an Introduction by John Seelyeand an Afterword by Claire Harman
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer who spent the last part of his life in the Samoan islands. His best-known books include Treasure Island, Kidnapped, The Master of Ballantrae, and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
“Stevenson’s best book.”—Henry James
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