Book description
This 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 Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), Scottish essayist,
poet and author of fiction and travel books, was known especially for
his novels of adventure. Stevenson became famous with the romantic
adventure story
Treasure Island
, which appeared in 1883. Among his other popular works are Kidnapped
(1886), The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
(1886) and The Master Of Ballantrae
(1889).
