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Kidnapped
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Synopsis "Kidnapped"
"No class of man is altogether bad, but each has its own faults and virtues." Set during the background of the Jacobite Scot rebellion in the 18th century, R L Stevenson's historical adventure fiction, Kidnapped is inspired with characters from real life. David, a lowland teenage boy discovers that he is the right heir to a family fortune. Betrayed by his uncle, he is kidnapped into a sea voyage. Soon he teams up with Alan, a rogue, and encounters sea battles, shipwrecks, and perilous chases. The novel draws upon the themes of virtue, goodness, and courage, ultimately triumphing over evil and cunningness. Gripping throughout its course, Kidnapped is no wonder dubbed the 'all-time favourite' of adventure fiction lovers.
(Edimburgo, 1850 - Samoa, 1894) Novelista, cuentista, poeta y ensayista británico. Ingresó en la Universidad de Edimburgo cuando tenía dieciséis años para poder seguir los pasos de su padre y convertirse en ingeniero de faros, de lo cual desistiría. Sus estudios de náutica, le permitieron entrar en contacto con las gentes y costumbres marineras, ingredientes fundamentales en algunas de sus obras más conocidas. Su famosa obra, La Isla del tesoro, la publicó bajo el seudónimo de Captain George North en 1881. En 1886, llegaría El extraño caso del Dr. Jekyll y Mr. Hyde, uno de los grandes clásicos de la literatura. Murió en la Isla de Samoa, en su casa, Vailima.
