David Balfour

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• Publisher: Sovereign
• Year: 2013
• eBook ISBN: 9781909904538
• Edition: 0

The story follows the adventures of the protagonist, David Balfour, a young man who sets out to claim his inheritance from his recently deceased father. David travels to the Scottish town of Cramond to meet his uncle, Ebenezer Balfour, who is the executor of his father's estate. However, David quickly discovers that his uncle is a greedy and treacherous man who has arranged to have David kidnapped and sold into slavery in the American colonies. Stevenson's writing style is characterized by its humor, wit, and strong sense of adventure, making David Balfour an engaging and entertaining read for audiences of all ages. The novel is a classic of Scottish literature and a must-read for anyone who loves historical adventure stories.

Table of contents

• DEDICATION
• Part I—THE LORD ADVOCATE
• CHAPTER I—A BEGGAR ON HORSEBACK
• CHAPTER II—THE HIGHLAND WRITER
• CHAPTER III—I GO TO PILRIG
• CHAPTER IV—LORD ADVOCATE PRESTONGRANGE
• CHAPTER V—IN THE ADVOCATE’S HOUSE
• CHAPTER VI—UMQUILE THE MASTER OF LOVAT
• CHAPTER VII—I MAKE A FAULT IN HONOUR
• CHAPTER VIII—THE BRAVO
• CHAPTER IX—THE HEATHER ON FIRE
• CHAPTER X—THE RED-HEADED MAN
• CHAPTER XI—THE WOOD BY SILVERMILLS
• CHAPTER XII—ON THE MARCH AGAIN WITH ALAN
• CHAPTER XIII—GILLANE SANDS
• CHAPTER XIV—THE BASS
• CHAPTER XV—BLACK ANDIE’S TALE OF TOD LAPRAIK
• CHAPTER XVI—THE MISSING WITNESS
• CHAPTER XVII—THE MEMORIAL
• CHAPTER XVIII—THE TEE’D BALL
• CHAPTER XIX—I AM MUCH IN THE HANDS OF THE LADIES
• CHAPTER XX—I CONTINUE TO MOVE IN GOOD SOCIETY
• PART II—FATHER AND DAUGHTER
• CHAPTER XXI—THE VOYAGE INTO HOLLAND
• CHAPTER XXII—HELVOETSLUYS
• CHAPTER XXIII—TRAVELS IN HOLLAND
• CHAPTER XXIV—FULL STORY OF A COPY OF HEINECCIUS
• CHAPTER XXV—THE RETURN OF JAMES MORE
• CHAPTER XXVI—THE THREESOME
• CHAPTER XXVII—A TWOSOME
• CHAPTER XXVIII—IN WHICH I AM LEFT ALONE
• CHAPTER XXIX—WE MEET IN DUNKIRK
• CHAPTER XXX—THE LETTER FROM THE SHIP