Kidnapped (novel) by being left in public places around the city; throughout February 2007, 25,000 copies of the novel were distributed in that way. Citations Bibliography Kidnapped (novel) Kidnapped is a historical fiction adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, written as a boys' novel and first published in the magazine "Young Folks" from May to July 1886. The novel has attracted the praise and admiration of writers as diverse as Henry James, Jorge Luis Borges, and Hilary Mantel. A sequel, "Catriona", was published in 1893. The narrative is written in English with some dialogue in Lowland Scots. "Kidnapped" is set
George William Balfour George William Balfour George William Balfour MD LLD FRSE (2 June 1823 – 9 August 1903) was a Scottish physician, known as a heart specialist. Born at the manse of Sorn, Ayrshire, on 2 June 1823, he was sixth son and eighth of the thirteen children of Rev Lewis Balfour DD (1777-1860), by his wife Henrietta Scott, third daughter of George Smith, D.D., minister of Galston; James Balfour was a brother, Thomas Stevenson was a brother-in-law, and Robert Louis Stevenson was a nephew. After education at Colinton, he planned first to study veterinary science and settle in Australia; but entered