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Robert Louis StevensonKidnapped (July 31, 2008)

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Librivox recording of Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Read by Mark F. Smith.

David Balfour, a lad of seventeen and newly orphaned, is directed to go and live with his rich uncle, the master of the estate of Shaws in the lowlands of Scotland near Edinburgh. His uncle, Ebenezer (as close a miser as Dickens' Ebenezer Scrooge), is shocked to suddenly have his young relative descend on him and tries to rid himself of David with an arranged accident. Failing that, he pays the captain of a brig to kidnap David and sell him into slavery in Carolina.

A collision in the fog brings onboard the brig a survivor, Alan Breck Stewart, who is carrying a dangerous amount of gold on his person. David warns him of a plan by the brig's captain and crew to overpower him and seize the money, and then finds himself fighting alongside Alan in a battle royale. By good fortune, Alan is handy with a sword and they have access to the firearms locker, and the pair so completely defeat the crew that barely enough hands remain to sail her. Limping to port, she is holed by rocks, and David finds himself a castaway.

Being in Alan's presence continues to be a chancy business. David is talking to Colin Roy Campbell, the King's Factor who has been oppressing Alan's people, when the man is shot to death, and David is chased as an accomplice. The two "take to the heather" and barely survive near brushes with redcoats as they thread through the Trossachs and other highland ranges of Scotland. Only after an arduous weeks-long trek through territory where they are actively hunted do they emerge in the more settled districts around the river Forth, only to find guards upon the bridge. With no money remaining, they must somehow cross to Queensferry, find Ebenezer's lawyer, and lay claim to David's inheritance in order to send Alan safely on to France. (summary by Mark F. Smith)

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This audio is part of the collection: The LibriVox Free Audiobook Collection
It also belongs to collections: Audio Books & Poetry; Community Audio

Artist/Composer: Robert Louis Stevenson
Date: 2008-07-31
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
Keywords: librivox; audiobooks; adventure; children's literature

Creative Commons license: Public Domain


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00 Preface, Dedication, Disclaimer 10.5 MB
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01 I Journey to the House of Shaws 9.9 MB
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02 I Come to My Journey's End 11.0 MB
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03 I Make Acquaintance of My Uncle 15.6 MB
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04 I Run a Great Danger in the House of Shaws 16.9 MB
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05 I Go to the Queen's Ferry 13.7 MB
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06 What Befell at the Queen's Ferry 10.6 MB
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07 I Go to Sea in the Brig 15.0 MB
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08 The Round House 10.6 MB
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09 The Man With the Belt of Gold 18.5 MB
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10 Siege of the Roundhouse 13.6 MB
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11 The Captain Knuckles Under 9.4 MB
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12 I Hear of the Red Fox 18.5 MB
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13 The Loss of the Brig 11.7 MB
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14 The Islet 18.4 MB
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15 The Lad With the Silver Button: Through the Isle of Mull 16.2 MB
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16 The Lad With the Silver Button: Across Morven 15.4 MB
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17 The Death of the Red Fox 11.7 MB
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18 I Talk With Alan in the Wood of Lettermore 16.3 MB
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19 The House of Fear 12.9 MB
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20 The Flight in the Heather: The Rocks 17.5 MB
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21 The Heugh of Corrynakiegh 15.0 MB
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22 The Moor 16.2 MB
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23 Cluny's Cage 17.4 MB
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24 The Quarrel 21.8 MB
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25 In Balquhidder 14.2 MB
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26 End of the Flight: We Pass the Forth 21.8 MB
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27 I Come to Mr. Rankeillor 16.7 MB
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28 I Go in Quest of my Inheritance 15.9 MB
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29 I Come Into My Kingdom 14.4 MB
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30 Good-bye 8.1 MB
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