诱拐 Kidnapped

Grade6Up-KidnappedbyRobertLouisStevensonremainsoneoftheclassiccoming-of-agestoriesforchildrenandyoungadultstoday.Afterthedeathofhisfather,DavidBalfoursetsouttomeethisuncleandclaimhisinheritance.ThisadventuretakeshimthroughthehighlandsofScotlandwhereheembarksuponalongjourneybackfromtreacheryanddeceit.ThereadingbyDavidRintoul,whosevoiceiseasilyrecognizablefromhisrolesinseveralPBSproductionssuchasPrideandPrejudice,translatesthewrittenwordintoanauditorylandscapeofScotland.Heinterpretseachcharacterusingseveralvoices.Asthestoryprogresses,listenerscanhearDavidchangingfromanuncertainandhesitantyouth,totheassuredandforthrightyoungmanhebecomesattheconclusion.Withoutanyspecialeffects,thefightamongthecrewoftheCoventryintheRoundhouseAchairspushedover,thesoundsoftheseahittingagainstthegreatshipAbecomeseasilyvisualized.thereader'sskillsettingthestageandshowingthegrowthofthecharacterisphenomenal.Whilethisisanabridgement,thestoryflowseasilyandgivesafullpicturefrombeginningtoend.ThisaudiobookisawonderfulwaytointroducethisstyleofliteraturetoyoungreaderswhomayfeelinhibitedbyreadingthelanguageofStevenson.Whetherreadforenjoymentortoenrichthelearningexperience,thisisamustforeveryseriouslibrarycollectionoftheclassics.TinaHudak,TakomaParkMarylandLibrary,MDCopyright2000ReedBusinessInformation,Inc.--ThistextreferstotheAudioCassetteedition.