Author:Robert Louis Stevenson,Alexander McCall-Smith
Puffin Classics bring the very best children's classics to a new generation.
When young David Balfour's 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 Stevenson's action adventure novel is brilliantly introduced by bestselling author, Alexander McCall Smith.
The Puffin Classics series is a perfect marriage of the old and the new. Enjoy some of the best books from the past and find out why and how they inspired some of the best writers of the present
—— Julia Eccleshare , Lovereading4kidsA delightful and exciting story
—— Language and LearningLoved by children and adults alike
—— Daily MailThe Just So Stories and The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling have always held a fascination for me
—— HRH Prince of WalesRudyard Kipling laid the foundations of modern children's literature with works such as The Jungle Book... wild, magnificent stories that felt as though they'd always existed, stories people might have told each other in the caves
—— Daily Telegraph