Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure story is set in 1751 - following the second Jacobite Rebellion - a troubled and tragic time in Scottish history. Young David Balfour is kidnapped, to be carried away on the brig Covenant to a life of slavery in the Americas, after narrowly escaping being murdered. On board the ship he meets Alan Breck, a swordsman and Jacobite, but they run into trouble and are shipwrecked off the coast of Scotland. When the two friends accidentally witness the murder of Colin Campbell - the notorious 'Red Fox' - they are chased across the Highlands. Will they escape? Will David ever make his way back to Edinburgh? Retold for younger readers by John Kennett. It features illustrations by Frank Godwin, cover illustration by N.C. Wyeth, and colour map by David Lindroth.

 

There are 148 pages in this book. This book was published 2007 by The Gresham Publishing Co. Ltd .

Robert Louis Stevenson is perhaps best-known today for 'Treasure Island' and 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'.

This book has the following chapters: Illustrations vi About the Author vii One The House of Shaws 1 Two I Run a Great Danger 11 Three The Queen's Ferry 21 Four I Go to Sea 29 Five The Man with the Belt of Gold 37 Six The Siege of the Round-House 45 Seven I Hear of the Red Fox 51 Eight The Loss of the Brig 59 Nine Death of the Red Fox 63 Ten The House of Fear 77 Eleven The Flight in the Heather 87 Twelve Cluny's Cage 97 Thirteen End of the Flight 107 Fourteen The Lawyer 115 Fifteen I Come into my Kingdom 125 Sixteen Goodbye! 131