While my husband and Mr Henley were engaged in writing plays in Bournemouth they made up a number of titles,hoping to use them in the future. Dramatic composition was not what my husband preferred, but the torrent of Mr Henley's enthusiasm swept him off his feet. However, after several plays had been finished, and his health seriously impaired by his endeavours to keep up with Mr Henley,playwriting was abandoned for ever, and my husband returned to his legitimate vocation. Having added one of the tides, The Hanging Judge, to the list of projected plays, now thrown aside, and emboldened by my husband's offer to give me any help needed. I concluded to try and write it myself.

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Set in Scotland in 1751, Kidnapped remains one of the most exciting stories ever written. Young David Balfour, orphaned then betrayed by his Uncle Ebenezer, his so-called guardian,falls in with Alan Breck, the unscrupulous but heroic champion of the Jacobite cause. Shipwreck, murder and dramatic escape through the Highlands are just a few of the ingredients of this highly charged tale of intrigue, action and adventure.

Catrione, the lesser-known sequel, immediately continues David's story. Back in Edinburgh, he is caught up in the aftermath of the Appin murder; certain of the accused man's innocence, David's determination to testify on his behalf is impeded by a" series of adventures, not least of which is his passionate but problematic romance with Catriona, granddaughter of Rob Roy Macgregor. Alan Breck features again, becoming involved in the thrilling attempt to unite the lovers. One of his own favourites, Stevenson said of Catriona that he would 'never do a better book'.

Prefatory Note by Mrs R. L. Stevenson

Dedication

I Set off upon My Journey to the House of Shaws

I Come to MyJourney's End

I Make Acquaintance of My Uncle

I Run a Great Danger in the House of Shaws

I Go to the Queen's Ferry

What Befell at the Queen's Ferry

I Go to Sea in the Brig Covenant of Dysart

The Roundhouse

The Man with the Belt of Gold

The Siege of the Roundhouse

The Captain Knuckles Under

I Hear of the 'Red Fox'

The Loss of the Brig

The Islet

The Lad with the Silver Button: Through the Isle of Mull

The Lad with the Silver Button: Across Morven

The Death of the Red Fox

I Talk with Alan in the Wood of Lettermore

The House of Fear

The Flight in the Heather: The Rocks

The Flight in the Heather: The Heugh of Corrynakiegh

The Flight in the Heather: The Moor

Cluny's Cage

The Flight in the Heather: The Quarrel

In Balquhidder

End of the Flight: We Pass the Forth

I Come to Mr Rankeillor

I Go in Quest of My Inheritance

I Come to My Kingdom

Goodbye