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Stage 4 · The Grand Tour

Kidnapped

Robert Louis Stevenson · 1886

David is kidnapped by his scheming uncle and escapes across the Scottish Highlands.

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  1. Part 9When David learns of the officers' plot, what choice does he face, and what does his choice show about him?
  2. Part 13Alan and David belong to opposite sides. What do they admire in each other, and where do they disagree?
  3. Last partHow does David grow from a trusting country boy into a young man who can judge people wisely and choose what is right?

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  1. Lesson 1FreeWhat is David hoping for as he leaves home, and what is he leaving behind?Start
  2. Lesson 2SubscriptionWhat warning signs does David meet on the way to the house of Shaws, and why does he keep going anyway?Locked
  3. Lesson 3SubscriptionWhat kind of man is Uncle Ebenezer, and can David trust him?Locked
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  7. Lesson 7SubscriptionLocked in a ship among rough men, how does David's view of other people change?Locked
  8. Lesson 8SubscriptionAfter Ransome's death, how do the men on the ship deal with what has happened, and what does David feel?Locked
  9. Lesson 9SubscriptionWhen David learns of the officers' plot, what choice does he face, and what does his choice show about him?Locked
  10. Lesson 10SubscriptionWhy does David choose to stand with a stranger against a whole ship, and what kind of man is Alan Breck?Locked
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  15. Lesson 15SubscriptionHow does David grow from a trusting country boy into a young man who can judge people wisely and choose what is right?Review · Final essayLocked

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  1. CHAPTER XIVTHE ISLET
  2. CHAPTER XVTHE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: THROUGH THE ISLE OF MULL
  3. CHAPTER XVITHE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: ACROSS MORVEN
  4. CHAPTER XVIITHE DEATH OF THE RED FOX
  5. CHAPTER XVIIII TALK WITH ALAN IN THE WOOD OF LETTERMORE
  6. CHAPTER XIXTHE HOUSE OF FEAR
  7. CHAPTER XXTHE FLIGHT IN THE HEATHER: THE ROCKS
  8. CHAPTER XXITHE FLIGHT IN THE HEATHER: THE HEUGH OF CORRYNAKIEGH
  9. CHAPTER XXIITHE FLIGHT IN THE HEATHER: THE MOOR
  10. CHAPTER XXIIICLUNY'S CAGE
  11. CHAPTER XXIVTHE FLIGHT IN THE HEATHER: THE QUARREL
  12. CHAPTER XXVIN BALQUHIDDER
  13. CHAPTER XXVIEND OF THE FLIGHT: WE PASS THE FORTH
  14. CHAPTER XXVIII COME TO MR. RANKEILLOR
  15. CHAPTER XXVIIII GO IN QUEST OF MY INHERITANCE
  16. CHAPTER XXIXI COME INTO MY KINGDOM
  17. CHAPTER XXXGOOD-BYE

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