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Violence
Some
Period adventure violence including a shipwreck, a siege aboard ship, and flight through hostile territory
Language
None
No profanity; Stevenson's vigorous 19th-century prose
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Low psychological intensity; a rousing adventure despite genuine danger
What this book is about
Robert Louis Stevenson's classic 1886 adventure follows David Balfour, who is cheated of his inheritance and sold onto a ship by his uncle. After a wreck on the Scottish coast, he falls in with Alan Breck Stewart, a Jacobite fugitive, and together they traverse the Highlands to reclaim David's birthright. One of the great adventure novels in the English language — fast-paced, richly atmospheric, and full of historical color. Appropriate for all ages, though the historical violence requires context.
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