Kidnapped - robert stevenson

When young David Balfours father dies and leaves him in poverty, he tracks down his Uncle Ebenezer to seek his inheritance.

But his uncle is a mean, nasty man with a dark family secret.

David finds himself in terrible danger when he is kidnapped and taken prisoner on board a ship bound for slavery - he must escape.

With the help of daring rebel Alan Breck, David faces a wild adventure as he is hunted across the desolate Scottish moors.

Robert Louis Stevensons action adventure novel is brilliantly introduced by Alexander McCall Smith.