Catriona (novel) Catriona (novel) Catriona (also known as David Balfour) is an 1893 novel written by Robert Louis Stevenson as a sequel to his earlier novel "Kidnapped" (1886). It was first published in the magazine "Atalanta" from December 1892 to September 1893. The novel continues the story of the central character in "Kidnapped", David Balfour. The book begins precisely where "Kidnapped" ends, at 2 pm on 25 August 1751, outside the British Linen Company in Edinburgh, Scotland. The first part of the book recounts the attempts of the hero, David Balfour, to gain justice for James Stewart (James of the Glens), who
Kidnapped (1960 film) Walt Disney in England when Disney visited the set and suggested they adapt Robert Louis Stevenson's novel "Kidnapped" for their next project. Stevenson re-read the novel, was enthused, and wrote a treatment on a working holiday in Scotland. When another project he was working on fell over, Stevenson wrote a screenplay for "Kidnapped". The novel had been filmed twice before by Hollywood studios, in 1938 and 1942. 20th Century Fox had registered rights to the title but waived them and the film was announced in December 1958. Stevenson says Disney was of great use when working on the script. Many