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About the Author

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Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was born on November 13, 1850, in Edinburgh, Scotland, the only child of Margaret Balfour Stevenson and Thomas Stevenson, a lighthouse […]

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Overview

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Unlike most Victorians, Stevenson considered the romance a valid literary form. He claimed that the form provided mental relief from the pressures of everyday life […]

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Setting

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The story takes place in Scotland and the waters around it in the summer of 1751. David’s travels take him over much of the Scottish […]

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Themes and Characters

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In Kidnapped, more than in most romances, the characters personify the themes. The hero, David Balfour, illuminates the theme of a young man’s coming of […]

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Literary Qualities

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While Treasure Island benefits from being told mostly in the voice of the bright and observant young Jim Hawkins, it suffers from the fact that […]

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Social Sensitivity

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No social issues presented in this novel seem likely to prove controversial. The issue of rebellion, however, could be viewed as a sensitive subject. One […]

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Ideas and Topics for Papers

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VII TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION 1. Readers have noticed Stevenson’s fascination with duplicity. In what ways do various forms of duplicity play a large part in […]