Kidnapped Summary and Analysis
Kidnapped Summary
Kidnapped begins with an interesting setting by Robert Louis Stevenson to begin the book. The year is 1751, the month is June, and David (Davie) Balfour is leaving his home at Essendean, in southeast Scotland (the Lowlands) to find adventure and fortune. The young and immature boy finds a man named Mr. Campbell who guides him through his journey A good friend of his, Mr. Campbell, hands David a letter from his not-too-long-dead father telling him to head to the house of Shaws. Davie doesn't know how his father is related to the house of Shaws, but is excited about meeting this lord. He believes he may acquire a little money in the Shaws household. So he walks to the house of Shaws, near Edinburgh, for aid from the man. However, when Davie arrives at the house, he is greatly disappointed. The owner is actually David's uncle, Ebenezer Balfour, who is a miser and only cares about few earthly things such as money. The greedy man even attempts to kill Davie on one occasion. Why is this man so threatened by Davie? Davie guesses that Ebenezer dislikes him because he is the rightful heir to the house of Shaws. At any rate, Davie manages to overcome Ebenezer, who then promises to take Davie to see a lawyer, Mr. Rankeillor, to officially find out who rightfully owns the house. On their way to see Mr. Rankeillor, Ebenezer insists on stopping by a ship which is anchored in the seaside town of Queensferry. The ship is called the Covenant and is led by Mr. Hoseason. Once Davie is aboard, Hoseason distracts him with a tour of the ship while Ebenezer jumps back onto the docks. Davie has been kidnapped! It turns out that Ebenezer has told Hoseason to sell Davie to a plantation in the Carolinas. The Covenant begins sailing around Scotland when Davie's luck changes. One foggy night, the large ship accidentally runs head on at another boat; there is only one survivor. This Scottish lad is wanted by the English soldiers, and is a man of nobility. Alan carries a large
Kidnapped begins with an interesting setting by Robert Louis Stevenson to begin the book. The year is 1751, the month is June, and David (Davie) Balfour is leaving his home at Essendean, in southeast Scotland (the Lowlands) to find adventure and fortune. The young and immature boy finds a man named Mr. Campbell who guides him through his journey A good friend of his, Mr. Campbell, hands David a letter from his not-too-long-dead father telling him to head to the house of Shaws. Davie doesn't know how his father is related to the house of Shaws, but is excited about meeting this lord. He believes he may acquire a little money in the Shaws household. So he walks to the house of Shaws, near Edinburgh, for aid from the man. However, when Davie arrives at the house, he is greatly disappointed. The owner is actually David's uncle, Ebenezer Balfour, who is a miser and only cares about few earthly things such as money. The greedy man even attempts to kill Davie on one occasion. Why is this man so threatened by Davie? Davie guesses that Ebenezer dislikes him because he is the rightful heir to the house of Shaws. At any rate, Davie manages to overcome Ebenezer, who then promises to take Davie to see a lawyer, Mr. Rankeillor, to officially find out who rightfully owns the house. On their way to see Mr. Rankeillor, Ebenezer insists on stopping by a ship which is anchored in the seaside town of Queensferry. The ship is called the Covenant and is led by Mr. Hoseason. Once Davie is aboard, Hoseason distracts him with a tour of the ship while Ebenezer jumps back onto the docks. Davie has been kidnapped! It turns out that Ebenezer has told Hoseason to sell Davie to a plantation in the Carolinas. The Covenant begins sailing around Scotland when Davie's luck changes. One foggy night, the large ship accidentally runs head on at another boat; there is only one survivor. This Scottish lad is wanted by the English soldiers, and is a man of nobility. Alan carries a large