Summary

David Balfour has never had an adventure. He has never spent a night camping in the Scottish Highlands. He has never sailed the high seas. He has never fought in a battle. In fact David Balfour has never even left home. All he knows is a quiet country life.All this changes after the death of his parents. He suddenly learns that he, David Balfour, is a man of wealth and standing, and that he is not destined for a simple life after all. All he needs to do to assume this new station in life is to travel to the town of Cramond, Scotland, to collect his inheritance from his father's younger brother, an uncle he had not even known existed. But David soon discovers that this is not as simple as it sounds, as he struggles to survive and outwit his treacherous uncle in this classic adventure story.Original oil paintings by N. C. Wyeth capture the vitality of Robert Louis Stevenson's timeless tale of fortune, camaraderie, betrayal, and independence.

Author Biography

Robert Louis Stevenson was born on November 13, 1850. He spent his childhood in Edinburgh, Scotland, but traveled widely in the United States and throughout the South Seas. The author of many novels, including The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Kidnapped, The Black Arrow, and Treasure Island, he died in 1894.

N.C. Wyeth (1882–1945) began his artistic career as a young adult. Born in Needham, Massachusetts, Wyeth traveled the American West extensively and drew what he saw. His prolific career includes three thousand works and more than one hundred book illustrations, including those for a majority of the Scribner Illustrated Classics series.

I Set Off upon My Journey to the House of Shaws	p. 1
I Come to My Journey's End	p. 7
I Make Acquaintance of My Uncle	p. 14
I Run a Great Danger in the House of Shaws	p. 23
I Go to the Queen's Ferry	p. 33
What Befell at the Queen's Ferry	p. 41
I Go to Sea in the Brig Covenant of Dysart	p. 48
The Roundhouse	p. 57
The Man with the Belt of Gold	p. 64
The Siege of the Roundhouse	p. 75
The Captain Knuckles Under	p. 84
I Hear of the "Red Fox"	p. 90
The Loss of the Brig	p. 101
The Islet	p. 108
The Lad with the Silver Button: Through the Isle of Mull	p. 119
The Lad with the Silver Button: Across Morven	p. 129
The Death of the "Red Fox"	p. 139
I Talk with Alan in the Wood of Lettermore	p. 146
The House of Fear	p. 156
The Flight in the Heather: The Rocks	p. 164
The Flight in the Heather: The Heugh of Corrynakiegh	p. 175
The Flight in the Heather: The Moor	p. 184
Cluny's Cage	p. 194
The Flight in the Heather: The Quarrel	p. 205
In Balquhidder	p. 217
End of the Flight: We Pass the Forth	p. 226
I Come to Mr. Rankeillor	p. 239
I Go in Quest of My Inheritance	p. 249
I Come into My Kingdom	p. 258
Good-by!	p. 267
Glossary	p. 272
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Excerpts

From Chapter 4

"Steady on, lad!" Alan roared. I heard the terrible clang of metal upon metal. Over my shoulder I saw Alan dodge and then run a man through with his blade.Just then one of the crew tried to come in through the window. I had never fired a pistol in my life, but it was now or never. And just as he swung his leg over the sash, I cried out "Take that!" and pulled the trigger.

My attacker screamed and fell backward, but another one took his place. I fired with the second pistol and watched as this sailor also reeled back, grabbing his chest. Then I looked around -- the roundhouse was filling with the smoke of my shots. And though the ship lurched violently in the turbulent ocean, there was Alan, standing as before, with his sword running blood to the hilt.

Swelled with triumph, and looking invincible, Alan turned to me and shouted, "Recharge your pistols! They'll come through the skylight next."And sure as the world, the glass of the skylight was dashed into a thousand pieces, and a man leaped through and landed on the floor. I grabbed at my ammunition to reload, but, to my horror, I spilled the bag of bullets. As the ship rocked, every last one ran off the table and onto the floor.

The man drew his dirk from his belt. I backed away from him and grabbed at the wall. Just as my hand found the handle of a cutlass, the ship lurched again. The intruder grabbed my shoulder for balance, but only succeeded in toppling us both over.As the crest of a wave crashed through the open window, I scrambled to be rid of my attacker. But the ship was listing badly, and instead of finding the floor, I was climbing the tilting wall. As I reached for the window and clawed at its pane, a hand grabbed me from below. I kicked at it violently.

The ship suddenly righted itself, and I found myself more out the window than in it. And through the haze of the gun smoke, I saw the determined Alan

Over my shoulder I saw Alan dodge and then run a man through with his blade.

From Chapter 4

Breck Stewart fighting for his life as Hoseason's crew led another assault through the door. The sword in his hand flashed like quicksilver into the huddle of our enemies, and at every flash there came the scream of a man wounded.

This was my last image of the inside of the Covenant, for as I tried to make my way back into the roundhouse, a tremendous crash came from belowdecks. With a mighty jolt, the ship seemed to shake me off its side, and I plunged back-first into the stinging cold ocean.

I clawed at the surface of the sea until I felt something solid.

Excerpted from Kidnapped and Beyond: The Complete Adventures of David Balfour by Robert Louis Stevenson, N. C. Wyeth
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