About the Author
Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was born on November 13, 1850, in Edinburgh, Scotland, the only child of Margaret Balfour Stevenson and Thomas Stevenson, a lighthouse […]
Kidnapped
Setting
The story takes place in Scotland and the waters around it in the summer of 1751. David’s travels take him over much of the Scottish […]
Themes and Characters
In Kidnapped, more than in most romances, the characters personify the themes. The hero, David Balfour, illuminates the theme of a young man’s coming of […]
Literary Qualities
While Treasure Island benefits from being told mostly in the voice of the bright and observant young Jim Hawkins, it suffers from the fact that […]
Social Sensitivity
No social issues presented in this novel seem likely to prove controversial. The issue of rebellion, however, could be viewed as a sensitive subject. One […]
Ideas and Topics for Papers
VII TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION 1. Readers have noticed Stevenson’s fascination with duplicity. In what ways do various forms of duplicity play a large part in […]
Related Titles and Adaptations
David Balfour tells the story of Alan’s escape, an attempt to save Alan’s cousin from execution as the murderer of Colin Campbell, and the love […]