David Balfour

David Balfour, fictional character, hero of two novels by Robert Louis Stevenson: Kidnapped (1886) and Catriona (1893; also published as David Balfour), both set in Scotland in the middle 1700s.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Kathleen Kuiper.
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Article Title: David Balfour
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 04 May 2010
Access Date: February 22, 2025