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Kidnapped ; and, Catriona
Uniform Title
Kidnapped
Title
Kidnapped ; and, Catriona / by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Publication
London ; New York ; Toronto : Geoffrey Cumberlege, Oxford University Press, [1925]
Physical Description
xii, 458 pages ; 16 cm.
Local Notes
BEIN 2024 586: 1952 reprint. Dust jacket. From the E. J. Beinecke Collection of Robert Louis Stevenson.
Notes
Catriona, originally published as David Balfour.
"'Kidnapped' was first published in 1886, 'Catriona' in 1893. In 'The World's Classics' they were first published, in one volume, in 1925, and reprinted in 1929, 1933, 1940, 1944, 1948 and 1952"--Title page verso.
Summary
A sixteen-year-old orphan is kidnapped by his villainous uncle, but later escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish highlanders against English rule.
Variant and related titles
Catriona.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 19, 2024
Series
The World's classics, 297
References
Robert Louis Stevenson Collection (Yale University. Library). Stevenson library, entry 7660
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Fiction.
History.
Also listed under
E. J. Beinecke Collection of Robert Louis Stevenson (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Oxford University Press, publisher.
England London.
United States New York (State) New York.
Canada Ontario Toronto.
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