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The True Story that Inspired Kidnapped
W. W. Norton & Company
February 2010
On Sale: January 25, 2010
258 pages
ISBN: 0393066150
EAN: 9780393066159
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
For the first time, the remarkable story that inspired
Robert Louis Stevenson’s Kidnapped. No saga of personal
hardship so captivated the British public in the eighteenth
century as that of James Annesley, the presumptive heir of
five aristocratic titles and scion of the mighty house of
Annesley. Kidnapped at twelve years of age by his uncle,
James was shipped from Dublin to America in 1728 as an
indentured servant. Only after thirteen years did he
finally manage to escape, returning to Ireland to bring his
blood rival, the Earl of Anglesea, to justice in one of the
epic trials of the century. How, in an age without DNA laboratories or paternity tests,
could a prodigal hope to prove his identity and his
legitimacy after such a long absence? Richly evoking the
volatile world of Georgian Ireland—complete with its
violence, debauchery, ancient rituals, and tenacious
loyalties—award-winning author A. Roger Ekirch recounts an
extraordinary family drama of betrayal and loss, but also
of resilience, survival, and redemption. 26 illustrations;
3 maps.
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