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Appin Murder
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The Appin Murder was the assassination by a concealed marksman of Colin Roy Campbell, the Clan Campbell tacksman of Glenure and factor for the Forfeited Estates Commission, on 14 May 1752. The murder,
A memorial to James Stewart of the Glen, who was wrongly convicted and executed for the Appin Murder
A memorial to James Stewart of the Glen, who was wrongly convicted and executed for the Appin Murder
Statue of Allan Stewart (left) and the fictional David Balfour (right), from Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped, on Corstorphine Rd in Edinburgh
Statue of Allan Stewart (left) and the fictional David Balfour (right), from Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped, on Corstorphine Rd in Edinburgh
Ballachulish Bridge
Ballachulish Bridge
Portrait of Duncan Stewart of Ardsheal by John Singleton Copley.
Portrait of Duncan Stewart of Ardsheal by John Singleton Copley.
Kidnapped (novel)
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Kidnapped is a historical fiction adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, written as a boys' novel and first published in the magazine Young Folks from May to July 1886. The novel h
Appin Murder
…Stewart of the Glens, often characterized as a notorious miscarriage of justice. The murder also inspired events in Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novel Kidnapped and its sequel Catriona. Colin Roy Campbell of Glenure (Scottish Gaelic: Cailean Ruadh Caimbeul, Cailean Glinn Iubhair) (1708-1752), nicknamed "The Red…
First American edition, New York: Scribner's Sons, 1886
First American edition, New York: Scribner's Sons, 1886
Kidnapped sketch of route of ship and David's walk across Scotland
Kidnapped sketch of route of ship and David's walk across Scotland
Robert Louis Stevenson at age 35 in 1885
Robert Louis Stevenson at age 35 in 1885
Alexander Stoddart's Kidnapped statue at Corstorphine, Edinburgh, depicting Alan Breck Stewart and David Balfour at their final parting on Corstorphin
Alexander Stoddart's Kidnapped statue at Corstorphine, Edinburgh, depicting Alan Breck Stewart and David Balfour at their final parting on Corstorphine Hill (unveiled 2004). Breck holds the handmade cross with silver button, cleverly designed to carry a message to an illiterate colleague.