num_pages: 334
description: A finely honed, stirring adventure about the orphan David Balfour, who is kidnapped by his villainous uncle and escapes through the Scottish highlands, only to become involved in the Scottish struggle for independence. This edition features a new introduction by Margot Livesey.
language: English
title: Kidnapped: or, The Lad with the Silver Button
titlecomplete: Kidnapped: or, The Lad with the Silver Button (Modern Library Classics)
characters: Colin Campbell of Glenure, Ewen MacPherson of Cluny, Alan Breck Stewart, James Stewart of the Glen, David Balfour, Ebenezer Balfour of Shaws
genres: Fiction, Historical, Adventure, Scotland, Young Adult, Literature, Classics, Novels, Historical Fiction, Audiobook
ratings_count: 63515
places: Limekilns, Fife, Scotland, Queensferry, Scotland, Lochaber, Scotland, Fife, Scotland, Ballachulish, Lochaber, Scotland, Ettrick Forest, The Borders, Scotland, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, Argyll, Scotland, Morvern, Lochaber, Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, Erraid, Scotland, Isle of Mull, Argyll, Scotland, Cramond, Edinburgh, Scotland, Torran Rocks, Scotland
series: David Balfour
publisher: Modern Library