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"I will begin the story of my adventures with a certain morning early in the month of June, the year of grace 1751, when I took the key for the last time out of the door of my father's house". So begins one of the greatest tales in literature, an account of David Balfour's trials and tribulations as he falls foul of his miserly uncle who has him abducted on board ship in order to steal his inheritance. After rescuing Alan Breck on the high seas they are shipwrecked, witness a murder and are themselves suspected, effect a hazardous escape and exact revenge on the wicked Ebenezer thereby regaining David's rightful legacy.
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Recounts the adventures of young David Balfour, fleeing for his life through the Scottish Highlands in the period following the Battle of Culloden in 1746.
A full-cast dramatisation of one of the most exciting adventure stories of all time, starring David Rintoul as David Balfour. Upon the death of his father, young David Balfour leaves his home in the Scottish Lowlands and sets off for the House of Shaws to claim his inheritance from his Uncle Ebenezer. But the sinister old Ebenezer, having failed in his attempts to kill David, plots to have the young Scot kidnapped and shipped into slavery in America. With the help of daring Jacobite rebel Alan Breck, David escapes from the ship. And so begins a series of hair-raising adventures as together they face a desperate journey across the Scottish moors.
A sixteen-year-old orphan is kidnapped by his villainous uncle, but later escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish highlanders against English rule.
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A memoir of David Balfour in the year 1751. Young Balfour is cheated of his inheritance by his malicious Uncle Ebenezer who has him kidnapped and put on a ship bound for the Carolinas. The ship runs into a small boat in the fog. Only one man is rescued from the smaller vessel, Alan Breck a Scotsman returning from political exile in France. Balfour and Breck are thrown together on their voyage which includes shipwreck, murder, flight and intrigue.
After his miserly uncle has him abducted in order to steal his inheritance, David Balfour escapes and becomes involved in the Scottish Highlanders' struggle for independence.
A sixteen-year-old orphan is kidnapped by his villainous uncle, but later excapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish highlanders against English rule.
After his father dies, sixteen-year-old David Balfour is told to go to his uncle for his inheritance. But the uncle has no intention of letting the riches go - so he plots to kill Balfour, ultimately arranging for him to be kidnapped as a slave bound for the American colonies. Balfour's future looks bleak - until he witnesses a shipwreck and befriends the lone survivor, a rugged Highlander named Alan Breck Stewart. Together, they plan their rebellion - and the fight back home to claim Balfour's inheritance.
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"After his father dies, sixteen-year-old David Balfour is told to go to his uncle for his inheritance. But the uncle has no intention of letting the riches go-- so he plots to kill Balfour, ultimately arranging for him to be kidnapped as a slave bound for the American colonies. Balfour's future looks bleak-- until he witnesses a shipwreck and befriends the lone survivor, a rugged Highlander named Alan Breck Stewart. Together, they plan their rebellion-- and the fight back home to claim Balfour's inheritance"--Container.
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David Balfour: a young man cheated out of his inheritance. Alan Breck Stewart: a Jacobite returning to his native land. Together they embark on a perilous adventure across the highlands of Scotland, falsely accused of murder. The Colonial Radio Theatre's epic production of Robert Louis Stevenson's magnificent adventure is possibly the grandest audio theatre presentation of this classic tale ever produced.
Kidnapped : being memoirs of the adventures of David Balfour in the year 1751 written by himself and now set forth by Robert Louis Stevenson
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Young Balfour is cheated out of his inheritance by his malicious Uncle Ebenezer who has him kidnapped and put on a ship bound for the Carolinas.
After usurping his estate, young David Balfour's uncle has him kidnapped and sold into slavery on a ship headed for the Carolinas. A shipwreck throws David together with Scottish exile David Break. When suspicion for a murder falls on them, the two start off on a perilous journey across the Highlands.
"After his father dies, sixteen-year-old David Balfour is told to go to his uncle for his inheritance. But the uncle has no intention of letting the riches go - so he plots to kill Balfour, ultimately arranging for him to be kidnapped as a slave bound for the American colonies." -- from publisher.
After being kidnapped by his villainous uncle, sixteen-year-old David Balfour escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish highlanders against English rule.
A fiendish uncle plots to shanghai young David Balfour. Alan Breck, a Highland Jacobite, comes to his rescue and the two take off on a wild flight from the King's forces.
Set in the tumultuous times of the Jacobite rebellion, Robert Louis Stevenson's "Kidnapped" is a classic that has enthralled generations.
The fictional memoirs of David Balfour who is cheated of his inheritance by his uncle who has him kidnapped and placed on a ship bound for the Carolinas.
Adventure fiction. Upon the death of his father, young David Balfour leaves his home in the Scottish Lowlands and sets off for the House of Shaws to claim his inheritance from his uncle Ebenezer. But the sinister old miser, having failed in his attempts to kill him, plots to have David kidnapped and shipped into slavery in America. With the help of daring Jacobite rebel Alan Breck, David escapes from the ship. And so begins a series of hair-raising adventures as together they face a desperate journey across the Scottish moors.
David Balfour is young and naive when he sets off on a quest to find a long-lost relative. Throughout his journey, David is forced to conquer many obstacles to claim his rightful inheritance.
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Colonial Radio Theatre on the Air presents
The adventures of David Balfour in the year 1751, how he was kidnapped and cast away.
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After his father dies, David Balfour is told to go to his uncle for his inheritance. But the uncle has no intention of letting the riches go-so he plots to kill Balfour, ultimately arranging for him to be kidnapped as a slave bound for the American colonies. Balfour's future looks bleak-until he witnesses a shipwreck and befriends the lone survivor, a rugged Highlander named Alan Breck Stewart. Together, they plan their rebellion-and the fight back home to claim Balfour's inheritance.Spirited, romantic, and full of danger, Kidnapped is Robert Louis Stevenson's classic of high adventure.
Kidnapped by his scheming and wicked uncle, teenager David Balfour is forced to sail the high seas on the ship the Covenant.
After being kidnapped and taken to sea by his villainous uncle, sixteen-year-old David Balfour escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish highlanders against English rule.
When the naive David Balfour sets out on his quest for a long-lost relative, a terrifying chain of events is set in motion. He is plunged into a world of infamy and violence from which there seems no escape, until, that is, he meets the enigmatic and valiant Highlander, Alan Breck.
Kidnapped is a memoir of the activities of David Balfour in the year 1751. Young Balfour is cheated of his inheritance by his malicious Uncle Ebenezer who has him kidnapped and put on a ship bound for the Carolinas. Not many days underway, the ship runs into a small boat in the fog. Only one man is rescued from the smaller vessel. He is Alan Breck Stewart, a Scotsman returning from political exile in France. Balfour and Stewart are thrown together on their voyage, and thus begins a tale of events which includes shipwreck, murder, flight and intrigue.
This record contains the adventure story told by David Balfour, a Lowlander and a Whig who is sympathetic to the Stuart cause. Story takes place in Scotland shortly after an uprising in support of Prince Charles in 1745. The story is read by John Franklyn, Alan MacDonald, Pamela Mant, David Thorndike, and Derek Young. A teacher's guide is included. The record is part of "Adventure!," a set of 10 LP's, Cat. No. SAS-21, $65.50. The story in cassette form is available individually as Cat. No. SAC 6089 (Part 1) and SAC 6090 (Part 2), $6.95 each, or as part of Cassette Library for Young Listeners, Volume 2" and "Spoken Arts Mini-Kit 31." FKC, 11-75.
Set in the aftermath of the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, the story is told by David Balfour, a young Whig and Lowlander, who is tracked by his miserly uncle, survives attempted murder, kidnap and shipwreck and, in the company of Alan Breck, a Jacobite, escapes through the Highlands.
Classic adventure story about David Balfour, a young Lowlander who falls prey to his uncle's treachery.
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Kidnapped (abridged)
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Kidnapped is the tale of a young Scottish boy, David Balfour, in 1751. He is kidnapped to keep him from discovering that the family estate really belongs to him, not his evil Uncle, Ebenezer.
Kidnapped. Spoken Word
Adventure fiction
A young Scottish lad, David Balfour is helped by the fiery Alan Breck to fight for his life and his rights in 18th century Scotland.
Talking books
Set mainly in the Scottish Highlands in the years following the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, Kidnapped follows the fortunes of the young David Balfour as he endeavors to claim the inheritance of which he has been cheated by his scheming Uncle Ebenezer. A tale of kidnap, shipwreck, murder and pursuit.
In 1751 in Scotland, cheated out of his inheritance by a greedy uncle who has him kidnapped and put on a ship to the Carolinas, seventeen-year-old David Balfour escapes to the Highlands with the help of the Jacobite Alan Breck Stewart and there encounters further danger and intrigue as he attempts to clear his name and regain his property.
The tale of a young Scottish boy, David Balfour, in 1751, five years after the Battle of Culloden ended Bonnie Prince Charlie's desperate attempt to gain the throne of England. Young David is kidnapped and shipped out aboard a brig, where he meets Alan Breck Stewart and begins to fight injustice and recapture his family fortune.
Kidnapped is a memoir of the activities of David Balfour in the year 1751. Young Balfour is cheated of his inheritance by his malicious Uncle Ebenezer who has him kidnapped and put on a ship bound for the Carolinas. Not many days underway, the ship runs into a small boat in the fog. Only one man is rescued from the smaller vessel. He is Alan Breck, a Scotsman returning from political exile in France. Balfour and Breck are thrown together on their voyage, and thus begins a tale of events which includes shipwreck, murder, flight and intrigue.
GENERAL & LITERARY FICTION. Set in the aftermath of the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, Kidnapped (1886) sustains a gripping narrative. It is told by David Balfour, a young Whig and Lowlander, who is tracked by his miserly uncle, survives attempted murder, kidnap and shipwreck and, in the company of Alan Breck, a Jacobite, escapes through the Highlands. Kidnapped is an adventure story in which the tensions run deep, not only between pursuer and pursued, but in ancient misunderstandings between the two heroes themselves: Whig and Jacobite, Lowland rationalist and romantic Highlander.
A memoir of the activities of David Balfour in the year 1751. Young Balfour is cheated of his inheritance by his malicious Uncle Ebenezer who has him kidnapped and put on a ship bound for the Carolinas. Not many days underway, the ship runs into a small boat in the fog. Only one man is rescued from the smaller vessel. He is Alan Breck Stewart, a Scotsman returning from political exile in France. Balfour and Stewart are thrown together on their voyage, and thus begins a tale of events which includes shipwreck, murder, flight and intrigue.
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After being kidnapped by his villainous uncle, sixteen-year-old David Balfour escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of Scottish Highlanders against English rule.
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Set against the background of Scotland's final rebellion against England in 1745, this novel tells the story of 17-year-old David Balfour, kidnapped and banished from Scotland by his unfriendly uncle, and chronicles his adventures with the famous Scottish rebel, Alan Breck Stewart.
Kidnapped is the story of sixteen-year-old David Balfour, an orphan, who after being kidnapped by his villainous uncle manages to escape and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish highlanders against English rule.
After being kidnapped by his villainous uncle, sixteen-year-old David Balfour escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish Highlanders under English rule. Includes instrumental acc.
Kidnapped is a memoir of the activities of David Balfour in the year 1751. Young Balfour is cheated of his inheritance by his malicious Uncle Ebenezer who has him kidnapped and put on a ship bound for the Carolinas. Not many days underway, the ship runs into a small boat in the fog. Only one man is rescued from the smaller vessel. He is Alan Breck, a Scotsman returning from political exile in France. Balfour and Breck are thrown together on their voyage, and thus begins a tale of events which includes shipwreck, murder, flight and intrigue -- Container.
After his parents die, young David Balfour goes to live with his uncle, Ebenezer Balfour. Ebenezer is a dangerous man. He puts David on a ship to America, and a difficult time begins. Can the mysterious stranger on the ship help David? Or is life more dangerous with him than without him?
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A fiendish uncle plots the shanghai-ing of his Scotch nephew, David Balfour.
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A memoir of the activities of David Balfour in the year 1751. Yound Balfour is cheated of his inheritance by his malicious Uncle Ebenezer who has him kidnapped and put on a ship bound for the Carolinas. Not many days under way, the ship runs into a small boat in the fog. Only one man is recued from the smaller vessel. He is Alan Breck, a Scotsman returning from political exile in France. Balfour and Breck are thrown together on their voyage, and thus begins a tale of events which includes shipwreck, murder, flight and intrigue.
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Set in the aftermath of the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, Kidnapped (1886) sustains a gripping narrative. It is told by David Balfour, a young Whig and Lowlander, who is tracked by his miserly uncle, survives attempted murder, kidnap and shipwreck and, in the company of Alan Breck, a Jacobite, escapes through the Highlands. Kidnapped is an adventure story in which the tensions run deep, not only between pursuer and pursued, but in ancient misunderstandings between the two heroes themselves: Whig and Jacobite, Lowland rationalist and romantic Highlander.
After his father dies, David Balfour is told to go to his uncle for his inheritance. But the uncle has no intention of letting the riches go, so he plots to kill Balfour, ultimately arranging for him to be kidnapped as a slave bound for the American colonies. Balfour's future looks bleak, until he witnesses a shipwreck and befriends the lone survivor, a rugged Highlander named Alan Breck Stewart. Together, they plan their rebellion, and the fight back home to claim Balfour's inheritance.
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After his father dies, David Balfour is told to go to his uncle for his inheritance. But the uncle has no intention of letting the riches go; so he plots to kill Balfour, ultimately arranging for him to be kidnapped as a slave bound for the American colonies. Balfour's future looks bleak; until he witnesses a shipwreck and befriends the lone survivor, a rugged Highlander named Alan Breck Stewart ...
Kidnapped (unabridged)
Kidnapped
Seventeen-year-old David Balfour's villainous uncle has him kidnapped in order to steal his inheritance. David escapes only to fall into the dangerous company of rebels who are resisting British redcoats in the Scottish highlands. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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.