{"product_id":"kidnapped-hardcover-3","title":"Kidnapped - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Louis Stevenson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLouis Rhead\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnabridged, with 60 original illustrations by Louis Rhead.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eStevenson was fascinated by eighteenth century Scottish history. \u003cem\u003eKidnapped, \u003c\/em\u003eset in eighteenth century Scotland\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003e is inspired by real events, notably the \"Appin murder\" which occurred in the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745; many of the characters, such as Alan Breck Stewart, are based on real people. The hero, David Balfour, was a composite of members of Stevenson's family. However, Stevenson writes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is no furniture for the scholar's library, but a book for the winter evening ... to steal some young gentleman's attention from his Ovid, carry him awhile into the Highlands and the last century, and pack him to bed with some engaging images to mingle with his dreams.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKidnapped\u003c\/em\u003e does just that, and, with its mix of suspense, crime, danger, escape, shipwrecks and pistols, it was an immediate success. However, \u003cem\u003eKidnapped\u003c\/em\u003e is more than an adventure story, and has been praised by writers including Henry James, Jorge Luis Borges, and Hilary Mantel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis unabridged edition\u003c\/strong\u003e contains 60 illustrations by Louis Rhead, the well-known children's book illustrator. The text is set in modern crisp easy-to-read font and would be a pleasure for children or adults to read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Scottish writer \u003cstrong\u003eRobert Louis Stevenson\u003c\/strong\u003e, a celebrity during his lifetime, is best known for \u003cem\u003eTreasure\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eIsland\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eKidnapped\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde\u003c\/em\u003e, and A\u003cem\u003e Child's Garden of Verse\u003c\/em\u003e. He was a great traveller, journeying to Europe, America and the South Pacific, where spent his last years in Samoa. There he was much loved by the Samoans who called him Tusitala (Samoan for \"Teller of Tales\").\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 15, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42709650374719,"sku":"9781789431124","price":41.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f43157062f06d4f19a6f5a540efe3b0d.webp?v=1765052196","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/kidnapped-hardcover-3","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}