As the sub-title suggests, Wilderness of Strangers: A Modern Variation on Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped is the retelling of the great Scottish author's story of a young Lowland Scottish lad's adventures upon becoming mixed up in the intrigue of Highland Scottish resistance to the English in the 18th century. The original tale turns upon an historical event, called the 'Appin Murder' in which a representative of the British Crown, Colin Campbell of Glenure, was killed allegedly by a Highlander named James Stewart, who was hanged for the crime. The conviction of James Stewart is considered...
As the sub-title suggests, Wilderness of Strangers: A Modern Variation on Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped is the retelling of the great Scottish au...
