Kidnapped Chapter 1 - I Journey to the House of Shaws

from The Rider Haggard Library · host Henry Rider Haggard

In which the young David Balfour, newly orphaned and holding a mysterious letter from his late father, sets out from his quiet country home under the kind counsel of the minister, embarking towards the ancient house of Shaws to claim his birthright. Along the way, with gifts both practical and curious, he contemplates the unknown future that awaits him beyond the familiar hills and gardens of Essendean.

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