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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 has attracted the praise and admiration of writers as diverse as Henry James, Jorge Luis Borges, and Hilary Mantel. [1]
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- 1886
Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb kidnap, which means to seize and carry away a person by force or fraud. Find out how to cite, translate, and play with the word kidnap.
Feb 3, 2020 · SINGAPORE - A man, whose kidnapping in Thailand made headlines in January, has appeared in a district court over charges in a case where he allegedly misappropriated more than $320,000 in 2014.
Oct 28, 2022 · The Singapore Police Force (SPF) and Cambodian National Police (CNP) launched joint investigations and traced two victims of staged kidnap scam in two separate cases on 21 and 25 October 2022.
Learn the meaning of kidnap as a verb and a noun, and see how to use it in sentences. Find out the synonyms, antonyms, and related words for kidnap in English.
Kidnapping of children is usually done by one parent or others. Children have also been kidnapped for the commission of sexual assault. In the past, and presently in some parts of the world (such as southern Sudan), kidnapping is a common means used to obtain slaves and money through ransom.
Jan 9, 2014 · In Singapore, kidnap hoaxes are far more common today than actual abductions. Con men try to extort ransoms for family members who are temporarily out of touch. In the past decade, there were...
