A thrilling new full-cast dramatisation of the famous novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Robert Louis Stevenson (13 November 1850 - 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
It stands as one of Robert Louis Stevenson's most compelling works
- it was one of the author's favourites, and his affection for his
central characters is unmistakable - and is a novel you want to
press on people, knowing they'll love it—Ian Rankin, Guardian
Generations of readers have been enthralled by his tale of the
gauche young David, orphaned at 17, who is plunged into a life of
danger and excitement... His rescue by the daredevil Jacobite Alan
Breck Stewart, their bloody battle with the crew of the Covenant
and shipwreck on rocks off the west coast isle of Earraid are among
the most exciting scenes penned by a Scots author—Daily Mail
Anyone who has read Kidnapped knows that Robert Louis Stevenson was
a marvellously powerful storyteller as well as a great
stylist—Daily Telegraph
It's a pacy, twisting story that appeals to all ages and across
classes and cultures. It's a tale of friendship in adversity, and a
coming-of-age story—Ian Rankin, Guardian
This really inspired me. I read it when I was young but still think
it’s great. Forget the Booker Prize, storytelling is what I love
and this is storytelling at its best—M. C. Beaton, Daily Express
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