What do you think?
Rate this book
Kidnapped Stevenson, Robert Louis
Robert Louis (Balfour) Stevenson (November 13,
1850–December 3, 1894), was a Scottish novelist, poet, and
travel writer, and a leading representative of Neo-romanticism
in English literature. He was the man who "seemed to pick the
right word up on the point of his pen, like a man playing
spillikins", as G. K. Chesterton put it. He was also greatly ad-
mired by many authors, including Jorge Luis Borges, Ernest
Hemingway, Rudyard Kipling and Vladimir Nabokov. Most
modernist writers dismissed him, however, because he was
popular and did not write within their narrow definition of lit-
erature. It is only recently that critics have begun to look bey-
ond Stevenson's popularity and allow him a place in the canon.
1850–December 3, 1894), was a Scottish novelist, poet, and
travel writer, and a leading representative of Neo-romanticism
in English literature. He was the man who "seemed to pick the
right word up on the point of his pen, like a man playing
spillikins", as G. K. Chesterton put it. He was also greatly ad-
mired by many authors, including Jorge Luis Borges, Ernest
Hemingway, Rudyard Kipling and Vladimir Nabokov. Most
modernist writers dismissed him, however, because he was
popular and did not write within their narrow definition of lit-
erature. It is only recently that critics have begun to look bey-
ond Stevenson's popularity and allow him a place in the canon.
215 pages, Paperback
Published June 13, 2023
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 of 1 review
December 17, 2024
Love, love, love this book! Not sure if it's the time period, the location, or the involvement of kidnapping, 18th-century ships, running from the British, clan feuds, betrayal of kin, or the savvy way Stevenson writes it all. This copy, which I purchased on the Isle of Skye from an antique book collector, is 100 years old and in amazing condition. Its small stature and leather-hard cover, sewn together, pulled the story from the depths of history and put me directly in the midst of its storytelling. Read this classic piece of literature; it will not disappoint.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Displaying 1 of 1 review