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Kidnapped

By: Robert Louis Stevenson
Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
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Summary

In this spirited and romantic saga, a young heir named David Balfour meets his miserly uncle Ebenezer, who has illegally taken control of the Balfour estate. Ebenezer kidnaps David and plots to have him seized and sold into slavery on a ship to the Carolinas. A couple of days into the voyage, a shipwreck throws David together with David Break, a Scotsman returning from political exile in France, and the two of them journey together. They are witnesses to the murder of Colin Campbell, the "Rio Fox" of Glenure, and suspicion falls on them. What follows is a perilous journey across the Highlands. Kidnapped is a classic of high adventure.
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Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson

I thought this was excellent. Didn't speak a word of Gaelic but hoot hoot I've nae doubt picked up a few reading this. The voices are brilliantly done (though our hero David Balfour can sound a little shrill at times) and the narration is clear and strong, making the quite complicated history easy to follow, though I did have to rewind a few times to get some of the names! My favourite bit was David after a shipwreck stuck on a little outcrop in the stormy sea, it's cold and raining and he has neither shelter nor food and is desperate to get away. I was right there with him!

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A history lesson

A rapid romp through the disasters that befall David Balfour, a character who it is very easy to like and engage with. He has just enough courage but fear to seem realistic. I would have preferred a narrator who is actually Scottish - on occasion he became posh home counties, at others Irish. The ending is not 100% satisfactory so you may like to also download Catriona, the follow up to Kidnapped to hear the continuation of David Balfour's life. One down side - a more detailed knowledge of Scottish history from this period would have made the story make more sense! But I muddled through.

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It's a great highland story for kids

It's so so so so so great 👍I thought it was really good and exiting

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Excellent

Simply outstanding! Great story. Insight into the Scottish history and character. Perfect example of Stevenson’s genius as a storyteller and one of the best adventure writers of all times.

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Classic Tale

Great story well read top class. which the narrator who is first class was reading more audible books

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Outstanding performance

Oh thank god for the narrator

He was brilliant

I’ve heard so many poor narrators since I started audiobooks

And this is a cracking adventure too

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A great yarn

A well-paced, enjoyable adventure story set on the high seas and the Highlands of Scotland. Although the Scottish accent not the best at times, it didn’t really detract from the narration.

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Book was better than I’d imagined, well read

Story was well paced, and though the language difficult at times it was easy to follow and exciting. Well read as well.

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Fantastic narration!

A great story, read so well that I'll HAVE to listen again, and take notes too!

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Excellently Read

Excellently read although might have been difficult to understand if I wasn't Scottish. Even more interesting to find out that Alan Breck Stewart was a real person.

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