Kidnapped, written by Robert Louis Stevenson, is a historical adventure novel set in Scotland in 1751. The story follows sixteen-year-old David Balfour, who, after his father's death, travels to claim his inheritance from his scheming uncle Ebenezer. The uncle betrays him, arranging his kidnapping aboard the ship Covenant. After a shipwreck, David allies himself with Alan Breck Stewart, a daring Highland Jacobite. Together they flee through the treacherous Scottish Highlands, wrongfully implicated in the famous Appin Murder. Their perilous journey tests courage, loyalty, and friendship as David strives to reclaim his rightful name and estate.
