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Kidnapped
ISBN: 0001047868
Category: Classics, Fiction
Keywords: inheritance, Scotland, highlands, Kidnapped
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Length: 2 hours and 54 min.

Description
Set mainly in the Scottish Highlands in the years following the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, Kidnapped follows the fortunes of the young David Balfour as he endeavours to claim the inheritance of which he has been cheated by his scheming Uncle Ebenezer. A tale of kidnap, shipwreck, murder, and pursuit, Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure-story is as compelling now as when it was first published in 1886.


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Little White Lies
Details: Unabridged
ISBN: 1405628448
Category: Fiction, Womens
Keywords: love, family, Scotland, highlands, glasgow, factory, Little, White, Lies
Author: Emma Blair
Publisher: BBC WW
Length: 10 hours and 59 min.

Description
For 16-year-old Lizzie McDougall, life in Glasgow tenements comes as a culture shock after her sheltered upbringing in the Highlands. But for her father, who has just lost his job, Glasgow offers employment. It also enables Lizzie to work in a factory as a seamstress, and it opens her horizons to new friends as well. Especially Pearl, who introduces Lizzie to her boyfriend, Willie, and her cousin, the handsome, happy-go-lucky Jack. And Jack is a real bobby-dazzler.

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Rob Roy
Details: Unabridged
ISBN: 0786107677
Category: Classics, Classic British Literature, Fiction
Keywords: highlands, outlaw, robin hood, Scotland, Waverly, Rob, Roy
Author: Sir Walter Scott
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Length: 19 hours and 1 min.

Description
A favorite among Scott's "Waverley" books, Rob Roy follows the adventures of Francis, a businessman's son who falls out of favor with his father and is sent to stay in the Scottish Highlands. At the house of his uncle, he meets Rashleigh, the greedy and malicious youngest son, and Diana Vernon, Rashleigh's beautiful young cousin. Seeing that Diana is attracted to Francis, Rashleigh determines to destroy him. What Rashleigh does not realize is that Francis will seek the help of Rob Roy MacGregor, a powerful and enigmatic outlaw who courageously fights for justice and dignity for the Scottish people. Strong plot and superb period detail combine to make Rob Roy a captivating tale and an extraordinary portrait of the haunted highlands and the glorious Scottish past.


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Kidnapped
Details: Unabridged
ISBN: 0786100648
Category: Classics, Fiction, K-12 Educators, Grade 6-8, Kids, Ages 8-12, Parents, Family, Grade 6-8 Students
Keywords: inheritance, Highlands, Scotland, adventure, Kidnapped
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Length: 7 hours and 24 min.

Description
In this spirited and romantic saga, a young heir named David Balfour meets his miserly uncle Ebenezer, who has illegally taken control of the Balfour estate. Ebenezer kidnaps David and plots to have him seized and sold into slavery on a ship to the Carolinas. A couple of days into the voyage, a shipwreck throws David together with David Break, a Scotsman returning from political exile in France, and the two of them journey together. They are witnesses to the murder of Colin Campbell, the "Rio Fox" of Glenure, and suspicion falls on them. What follows is a perilous journey across the Highlands. Kidnapped is a classic of high adventure.


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The Legend in Green Velvet
Details: Unabridged
ISBN: 0786187778
Category: Mysteries, Thrillers, Suspense
Keywords: Scotland, Highlands, archaeological dig, murder, Legend, Green, Velvet
Author: Elizabeth Peters
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Length: 7 hours

Description
It was a dream come true. Susan loved all things Scottish. So, when the opportunity presented itself, there was no question in her mind that she would go on the archaeological dig in the Highlands. A cryptic message slipped to Susan by a sinister soap box orator was the first puzzle. Why did he choose her? Why was he chasing her? And why were she and the handsome young laird Jamie Erskine suddenly being pursued by the police who wanted to talk to them about...murder? "Jamie stood by the desk. 'You aren't afraid of me, are you?'" Susan considered the question. It was the first time it had occurred to her that she might have reasons to be afraid; but the accumulated facts suddenly washed over her and took her breath away.


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Dragonfly In Amber
Details: Unabridged
ISBN: 1419381024
Category: Fiction, Historical
Keywords: outlander, James Fraser, Claire Beauchamp Randall, Jamie, warrior, Scotland, Scottish, boulder, time travel, Charles Stuart, highlands, uprising, Culloden, 18th century, 1700s, Dra
Author: Diana Gabaldon
Publisher: Recorded Books
Length: 38 hours and 58 min.

Description
New York Times best-selling author Diana Gabaldon enchanted scores of fans with Outlander, her electrifying historical saga set in 18th-century Scotland. Now the sequel sweeps listeners back into the past as Claire relates more of her perilo…



 

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