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03 I Make Acquaintance of My Uncle (Kidnapped)

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About Kidnapped

Stevenson's Scottish adventure read by Mark F. Smith. Fast-moving narrative prose with period vocabulary — a proper advanced workout.

From "Kidnapped" by Robert Louis Stevenson, read by Mark F. Smith — a community-favorite LibriVox recording in the public domain.

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