{"product_id":"kidnapped-9780141441795","title":"Kidnapped","description":"\u003cb\u003eAt once a rollicking adventure story and an earnest political allegory\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOrphaned and penniless, David Balfour sets out to find his last living relative, miserly and reclusive Uncle Ebenezer. But Ebenezer is far from welcoming, and David narrowly escapes being murdered before he is kidnapped and imprisoned on a ship bound for the Carolinas. When the ship is wrecked, David, along with the fiery rebel Alan Breck, makes his way back across the treacherous Highland terrain on a quest for justice. Through his powerful depiction of the two very different central characters--the romantic Breck and the rational Whig David--Stevenson dramatized a conflict at the heart of Scottish culture in the aftermath of the Jacobite rebellion, as well as creating an unforgettable adventure story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Louis Stevenson\u003c\/b\u003e (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\u003ci\u003e Treasure Island\u003c\/i\u003e, which appeared in 1883. Among his other popular works are \u003ci\u003eKidnapped \u003c\/i\u003e(1886), \u003ci\u003e The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde\u003c\/i\u003e (1886) and \u003ci\u003eThe Master Of Ballantrae\u003c\/i\u003e (1889). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDonald McFarlan\u003c\/b\u003e, a Glasgow native, worked in publishing and was the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Guinness Book of Why?\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50543410839826,"sku":"9780141441795","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_13a2995f-39a4-4645-889d-1b1c58c21b2e.jpg?v=1748515383","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/kidnapped-9780141441795","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}