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A gripping BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of the classic adventure story by Robert Louis Stevenson It is 1751, and seventeen-year-old David Balfour is all alone in the world. But on meeting his uncle Ebenezer, David soon realises that he is a shifty, miserly man with designs on his inheritance.
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Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
A gripping BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of the classic adventure story by Robert Louis Stevenson It is 1751, and seventeen-year-old David Balfour is all alone in the world. But on meeting his uncle Ebenezer, David soon realises that he is a shifty, miserly man with designs on his inheritance.
It stands as one of Robert Louis Stevenson's most compelling works - it was one of the author's favourites, and his affection for his central characters is unmistakable - and is a novel you want to press on people, knowing they'll love it—Ian Rankin, Guardian
Generations of readers have been enthralled by his tale of the gauche young David, orphaned at 17, who is plunged into a life of danger and excitement.. His rescue by the daredevil Jacobite Alan Breck Stewart, their bloody battle with the crew of the Covenant and shipwreck on rocks off the west coast isle of Earraid are among the most exciting scenes penned by a Scots author—Daily Mail
Anyone who has read Kidnapped knows that Robert Louis Stevenson was a marvellously powerful storyteller as well as a great stylist—Daily Telegraph
It's a pacy, twisting story that appeals to all ages and across classes and cultures. It's a tale of friendship in adversity, and a coming-of-age story—Ian Rankin, Guardian
This really inspired me. I read it when I was young but still think it’s great. Forget the Booker Prize, storytelling is what I love and this is storytelling at its best—M. C. Beaton, Daily Express
Generations of readers have been enthralled by his tale of the gauche young David, orphaned at 17, who is plunged into a life of danger and excitement.. His rescue by the daredevil Jacobite Alan Breck Stewart, their bloody battle with the crew of the Covenant and shipwreck on rocks off the west coast isle of Earraid are among the most exciting scenes penned by a Scots author—Daily Mail
Anyone who has read Kidnapped knows that Robert Louis Stevenson was a marvellously powerful storyteller as well as a great stylist—Daily Telegraph
It's a pacy, twisting story that appeals to all ages and across classes and cultures. It's a tale of friendship in adversity, and a coming-of-age story—Ian Rankin, Guardian
This really inspired me. I read it when I was young but still think it’s great. Forget the Booker Prize, storytelling is what I love and this is storytelling at its best—M. C. Beaton, Daily Express
Robert Louis Stevenson (13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| EAN | 9781785295287 |
| Title | Kidnapped |
| Release date | 2017-01-05 |
| Format | Abridged Audiobook CD |
| Studio | BBC Physical Audio |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Note | Unavailable |
| By (author) | Robert Louis Stevenson |
| Read by | David Hayman |
| Read by | Full Cast |