TY - BOOK AU - Stevenson,Robert Louis AU - Lang,Andrew TI - The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. 10 AV - PR PY - 2010/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Historical fiction KW - Scotland -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction KW - Christmas stories KW - Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction KW - Kidnapping -- Fiction N1 - Release date is 2010-04-07; The misadventures of John Nicholson -- Kidnapped; Produced by Marius Masi, Jonathan Ingram and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net; Original publication data not identified N2 - "The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. 10" by Stevenson is a collection of fictional narratives written in the late 19th century. This volume includes the stories "The Misadventures of John Nicholson" and "Kidnapped," following themes of misfortune, adventure, and personal struggle. The opening portion of "The Misadventures of John Nicholson" introduces us to John Varey Nicholson, a rather unfortunate young man struggling against the ambitions of his strict father and societal pressures. As he navigates his life, John finds himself at a crossroads when he neglects his responsibility to deliver a large sum of money to the bank. Instead, he succumbs to temptation while spending time with a carefree friend, leading to a series of irresponsible choices that amplify his problems. The narrative sets the stage for John's growing misadventures, boldly addressing themes of parental expectations, youthful folly, and the consequences of one's actions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31916 ER -