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Oxford University Press, USA (1986), Paperback, 542 pages
Description
Kidnapped was first published in 1886, and Catriona, its sequel, in 1893. They are both novels of adventure and romance whose appeal to children and adults alike has not diminished in the century since they were written. This is the only edition to contain both novels in one volume.
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LibraryThing member sloopjonb
2 stars awarded on the basis of three for Kidnapped and none at all for Catriona, which sucks.
LibraryThing member ritaer
Kidnapped is the better known of the two books, probably because it has been considered and marketed as a boys' adventure novel with, notably, no major female characters. Young David Balfour is betrayed and sold by his miserly uncle and escapes by a series of mishaps and adventures which involve
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him in the convoluted Jacobite politics of Scotland. In Catriona his attempts to clear an innocent man of murder charges are at cross purposes with important men in the government and a plot in which James Moore is involved. Catriona is the daughter of Moore aka Drummond, and David has fallen hopelessly in love with her. However their courtship seems all at cross purposes and further complicated by politics. Both books are interesting even if the politics are somewhat hard to follow. Show Less
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1886: Kidnapped
1893: Catriona
Physical description
542 p.; 7.17 inches
ISBN
0192817264 / 9780192817266